Maintenance Services - Kia Telluride 2023 Owner's Manual

Maintenance

Maintenance services

You should exercise the utmost care to
prevent damage to your vehicle and
injury to yourself whenever performing
any maintenance or inspection proce-
dures.
Should you have any doubts concerning
the inspection or servicing of your vehi-
cle, we strongly recommend that you
have an authorized Kia dealer perform
this work.
An authorized Kia dealer has factory-
trained technicians and genuine Kia
parts to service your vehicle properly.
For expert advice and quality service,
see an authorized Kia dealer.
Inadequate, incomplete or insufficient
servicing may result in operational prob-
lems with your vehicle that could lead to
vehicle damage, an accident, or personal
injury.
Owner's responsibility
NOTICE
Maintenance Service and Record Reten-
tion are the owner's responsibility.
You should retain documents that show
proper maintenance has been per-
formed on your vehicle in accordance
with the scheduled maintenance service
charts shown on the following pages.
You need this information to establish
your compliance with the servicing and
maintenance requirements of your vehi-
cle warranties.
Detailed warranty information is pro-
vided in your Warranty & Consumer
Information manual.
Repairs and adjustments required as a
result of improper maintenance or a lack
of required maintenance are not cov-
ered.
We recommend you have your vehicle
maintained and repaired by an autho-
rized Kia dealer. Authorized Kia dealers
meet Kia's high service quality standards
and receive technical support from Kia
in order to provide you with a high level
of service satisfaction.
NOTICE
NHTSA Safety Corrosion Alert
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) has issued a
general warning to all vehicle owners of
all brands regarding the risks associated
with vehicle underbody corrosion. From
your initial purchase, take the following
steps to prevent unsafe corrosion dam-
age to your vehicle:
僅 Wash the undercarriage of your vehi-
cle regularly during the winter and
whenever your vehicle has been
exposed to such salts or chemicals.
僅 Do a thorough washing of the under-
carriage at the end of the winter.
僅 Use professional service technicians
or governmental inspection stations
to annually inspect for corrosion.
僅 Immediately seek an inspection of
your vehicle if you become visually
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, impair-
ment of directional control, suspen-
sion noises or rattling metal straps.
僅 NHTSA further advises that after a
vehicle is 7 years old, it is essential
that you take these indicated mainte-
nance steps to ensure that you pro-
tect yourself from unsafe corrosion
conditions.
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