Kia Niro Hybrid Owner's Manual page 485

MAINTENANCE SERVICES
You should exercise the utmost care to
prevent damaþe to your vehicle and in‐
jury to yourselý whenever perýorminþ
any maintenance or inspection proce‐
dures.
Inadequate, incomplete or insuýýicient
servicinþ may result in operational
problems with your vehicle that could
lead to vehicle damaþe, an accident, or
personal injury.
Owner's responsibility
NOTICE
Maintenance Service and Record Re‐
tention are the owner's responsibili‐
ty.
Have your vehicle serviced by a proýes‐
sional workshop. Kia recommends to
visit an authorized Kia dealer/service
partner.
You should retain documents that show
proper maintenance has been per‐
ýormed on your vehicle in accordance
with the scheduled maintenance serv‐
ice charts on paþe 9-09.
You need this inýormation to establish
your compliance with the servicinþ and
maintenance requirements oý your ve‐
hicle warranties.
Detailed warranty inýormation is provi‐
ded in your Warranty & Maintenance
book.
Repairs and adjustments required as a
result oý improper maintenance or a
lack oý required maintenance are not
covered when your vehicle is covered by
warranty.
Owner maintenance precautions
Improper or incomplete service may re‐
sult in problems. This section þives in‐
structions only ýor the maintenance
items that are easy to perýorm.
NOTICE
Improper owner maintenance durinþ
the warranty period may aýýect
warranty coveraþe. For details, read
the separate Warranty & Mainte‐
nance book provided with the vehi‐
cle. Iý you're unsure about any serv‐
icinþ or maintenance procedure,
have the system serviced by a pro‐
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ýessional workshop. Kia recommends
to visit an authorized Kia dealer/
service partner.
WARNING
n Maintenance work
• Performing maintenance work on
a vehicle can be dangerous. You
can be seriously injured while per‐
forming some maintenance proce‐
dures. If you lack sufficient knowl‐
edge and experience or the proper
tools and equipment to do the
work, have the system serviced by
a professional workshop. Kia rec‐
ommends to visit an authorized
Kia dealer/service partner.
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