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MAINTENANCE
1. Park the vehicle on level ground
and firmly set the parking brake.
2. Allow the engine to idle for about 2
minutes.
3. Depress the brake pedal and move
the shift lever slowly through all
ranges then set it in P (Park).
4. With the engine still idling, pull out
the dipstick, wipe it clean and rein-
sert it fully.
5. Pull out the dipstick again and
check the fluid level.
7-18
Ok
Low
25 C
75 C
Low
Full
Ok
Cold fluid scale
5. Pull out the dipstick again and
check the fluid level.
If the fluid has been warmed to nor-
mal operating temperature of approx-
imately 167°F (75°C), the fluid level
should be between the 2 notches
marked 75°C.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Hot fluid scale
Full
The notch on the 25°C scale is for
reference only and should NOT be
used to determine transmission
fluid level.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
New automatic transaxle fluid
S2BLA712A
should be red. The red dye is added
so the assembly plant can identify it
as automatic transaxle fluid and
distinguishes it from engine oil or
antifreeze. The red dye, which is not
an indicator of fluid quality, is not
permanent. As the vehicle is driven,
the automatic transaxle fluid will
begin to look darker. The color may
eventually appear light brown.
Therefore, have an Authorized Kia
dealer
transaxle fluid according to the
Scheduled Maintenance at the
beginning of this section.
change
the
automatic
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