Scheduled Maintenance Service - Kia Sportage Hybrid 2024 Owner's Manual

Maintenance

Scheduled maintenance service

If your vehicle is operated in any of the severe driving conditions, you should inspect,
replace or refill more frequently, using the severe usage maintenance schedule
instead of the normal usage maintenance schedule.
Normal maintenance schedule
NO. Item
*1 Engine oil and engine oil filter
*2 Coolant (Engine)
*3 Coolant (HEV Inverter)
HSG (Hybrid Starter & Genera-
*4
tor) belt
*5 Spark plug
*6 Fuel additives
* Transmission fluid
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- For Australia and New Zealand
僅 As it is normal for engine oil to be consumed during driving, the engine oil
level should be checked on regular basis.
僅 The engine oil change interval for normal operating conditions is based on
the use of the recommended engine specification. If the recommended
engine oil specification is not used, then replace the engine oil according
to the maintenance schedule under severe operating conditions.
僅 Never add any additives to the engine oil. Engine oil additives can change
its properties of engine oil and may cause serious engine failure.
When adding coolant, use only deionized water or soft water for your vehicle
and never mix hard water in the coolant filled at the factory. An improper
coolant mixture can result in serious malfunction or engine damage.
When adding coolant, use only deionized water or soft water for your vehicle
and never mix hard water in the coolant filled at the factory. An improper
coolant mixture can result in serious malfunction or engine damage.
Inspect HSG belt for evidence of cuts, cracks, excessive wear or oil saturation
and replace if necessary.
For your convenience, it can be replaced prior to it's interval when you do
maintenance of other items.
Kia recommends that you use unleaded petrol which has an octane rating of
RON (Research Octane Number) 95/AKI (Anti Knock Index) 91 or higher (for
Europe) or Octane Rating of RON (Research Octane Number) 91/AKI (Anti-
Knock Index) 87 or higher (except Europe).
For customers who do not use good quality petrols including fuel additives
regularly, and have problems starting or the engine does not run smoothly,
one bottle of additives should be added to the fuel tank when the engine oil is
replaced. Additives are available from a professional workshop along with
information on how to use them. Kia recommends to visit an authorised Kia
dealer/service partner. Do not mix other additives.
Transmission fluid should be changed anytime it has been submerged in
water.
Scheduled maintenance service
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