Engine Compartment Precautions (Diesel Engine) - Kia Sorento Owner's Manual

Maintenance
WARNING
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Maintenance work
• Performing maintenance work
on a vehicle can be dangerous.
You can be seriously injured
whilst performing some main-
tenance procedures. If you lack
sufficient knowledge and expe-
rience or the proper tools and
equipment to do the work, we
recommend that the system be
servied by an authorised Kia
dealer.
• Working under the bonnet with
the engine running is danger-
ous. It becomes even more
dangerous when you wear jew-
elry or loose clothing. These
can become entangled in mov-
ing parts and result in injury.
Therefore, if you must run the
engine whilst working under
the bonnet, make certain that
you remove all jewelry (espe-
cially rings, bracelets, watches,
and necklaces) and all neck-
ties, scarves, and similar loose
clothing before getting near the
engine or cooling fans.
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Engine compartment precau-
tions (Diesel engine)
• The piezo injector operates at high
voltage (maximum
Therefore, the following accidents
may occur.
- Direct contact with the injector or
injector wiring may cause electric
shock or damage your muscle or
nerve system.
- The electromagnetic wave from
the operating injector may cause
the artificial heart pacemaker to
malfunction.
• Follow the safety tips provided
below, when you are checking the
engine room whilst the engine is
running.
- Do not touch the injector, injector
wirings, and the engine computer
whilst the engine is running.
- Do not remove the injector con-
nector whilst the engine is run-
ning.
- People using pacemakers must
not go near the engine whilst the
engine is starting or running.
WARNING
200v).
Never work on the injection sys-
tem with the engine running or
within 30 seconds after shutting
off the engine. High-pressure
pump, rail, injectors and high-
pressure pipes are subject to
high pressure even after the
engine stopped. The fuel jet pro-
duced by fuel leaks may cause
serious injury, if it touches the
body. People using pacemakers
should not move more than
30cm closer to the ECU or
wiring harness
engine room whilst the engine
is running, since the high cur-
rents in the electronic engine
control system produce consid-
erable magnetic fields.
Diesel
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Engine
within the