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Maintenance
1. Loosen the air cleaner cover
attaching clips and open the cover.
• Do not drive with the air cleaner
filter removed. This will result in
excessive engine wear.
• When removing the air cleaner
filter, be careful that dust or dirt
does not enter the air intake, or
damage may result.
• Use HYUNDAI genuine parts,
use of non-genuine parts could
damage the air flow sensor.
2. Wipe the inside of the air cleaner.
3. Replace the air cleaner filter.
4. Lock the cover with the cover
attaching clips.
Information
If the vehicle is operated in
extremely dusty or sandy areas,
replace the element more often
than the usual recommended
intervals (refer to “Maintenance
Under Severe Usage Conditions”
in this chapter).
Filter inspection
If the vehicle is operated in the
severely air-polluted cities or on
dusty rough roads for a long period,
it should be inspected more fre-
quently and replaced earlier. When
you, the owner, replace the climate
control air filter, replace it performing
the following procedure, and be care-
ful to avoid damaging other compo-
nents.
Replace the filter according to the
Maintenance Schedule.
Install a new climate control air filter
in the correct direction with the
arrow symbol(
↓↓
) facing downwards.
Otherwise, the climate control
effects may decrease, possibly
with a noise.
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