Kia Soul 2020 Owner's Manual page 421

Maintenance
been exposed to such salts or
chemicals.
• Do a thorough washing of the
undercarriage at the end of the
winter.
• Use professional service techni -
cians or governmental inspection
stations to annually inspect for
corrosion.
• Immediately seek an inspection of
your vehicle if you become visu -
ally aware of corrosion flaking or
scaling or if you become aware of
a change in vehicle performance,
such as soft or spongy brakes,
fluids leaking, impairment of
directional control, suspension
noises or rattling metal straps.
• NHTSA further advises that after
a vehicle is 7 years old, it is essen -
tial that you take these indicated
maintenance steps to ensure that
you protect yourself from unsafe
corrosion conditions.
Owner maintenance precautions
Improper or incomplete service may
result in problems. This section
gives instructions only for the main -
tenance items that are easy to per -
form.
As explained earlier in this section,
several procedures can be done only
by an authorized Kia dealer with
special tools.
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NOTICE
Improper owner maintenance during
the warranty period may affect
warranty coverage. For details, read
the separate Warranty & Consumer
Information manual provided with
the vehicle. If you're unsure about
any servicing or maintenance proce -
dure, have it done by an authorized
Kia dealer.
WARNING
Maintenance work
Do not wear jewelry or loose cloth -
ing while working under the hood of
your vehicle with the engine run -
ning. These items can become
entangled in moving parts, if you
must run the vehicle in the engine
while working under the hood, make
certain that you remove all jewelry
(especially rings, bracelets, watches,
and necklaces) and all neckties,
scarves, and similar loose clothing
before getting near cooling fans.
WARNING
Touching metal parts
Do not touch metal parts (including
strut bars) while the vehicle is oper -
ating or hot. Doing so could result in
serious bodily injury. Turn the vehi -
cle off and wait until the metal parts
cool down to perform maintenance
work on the vehicle.
Maintenance services