僅 Vapour Hose And Fuel Filler Cap; 僅 Air Cleaner Filter; Engine Oil; Hybrid Starter & Generator (Hsg) Belt - Kia Niro Owner's Manual

Maintenance
Explanation of scheduled
maintenance items
Engine oil and filter
The engine oil and filter should be
changed at the intervals specified in the
maintenance schedule. If the vehicle is
being driven in severe conditions, more
frequent oil and filter changes are
required.
Hybrid Starter & Generator (HSG)
belt
Inspect all hybrid starter & generator
belts for evidence of cuts, cracks, exces -
sive wear or oil saturation and replace if
necessary. Hybrid starter & generator
belts should be checked periodically for
proper tension and adjusted as neces -
sary.
CAUTION
When you are inspecting the belt, place
the ignition switch in the LOCK/OFF or
ACC position.
Fuel filter
Kia petrol vehicles are equipped a life -
time fuel filter that integrated with the
fuel tank. Regular maintenance or
replacement is not needed but depends
on fuel quality. If there are some import -
ant safety matters like fuel flow restric -
tion, surging, loss of power, hard starting
problem etc, fuel filter inspection or
replace is needed.
Have the fuel filter inspected or replaced
by a professional workshop. Kia recom -
mends to visit an authorised Kia dealer/
service partner.
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Explanation of scheduled maintenance items
Fuel lines, fuel hoses and connec -
tions
Check the fuel lines, fuel hoses and con -
nections for leakage and damage. Have
the fuel lines, fuel hoses and connec -
tions replaced by a professional work -
shop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service partner.
Vapour hose and fuel filler cap
The vapour hose and fuel filler cap
should be inspected at those intervals
specified in the maintenance schedule.
Make sure that a new vapour hose or
fuel filler cap is correctly replaced.
Air cleaner filter
Have the air cleaner filter replaced by a
professional workshop. Kia recommends
to visit an authorised Kia dealer/service
partner.
Spark plugs
Make sure to install new spark plugs of
the correct heat range.
When assembling parts, be sure to wipe
the inside and outside of the boot bot -
tom of the ignition coil and the insulator
of the spark plug with a soft cloth to pre -
vent contamination of the spark plug
insulator.
WARNING
Do not disconnect and inspect spark
plugs when the engine is hot. You may
burn yourself.
Cooling system
Check the cooling system components,
such as the radiator, coolant reservoir,
hoses and connections for leakage and
damage. Replace any damaged parts.