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IF THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS
1. Pull off the road and stop as soon
as it is safe to do so.
2. Place the drive dial in P and set the
parking brake. If the air condition‐
ing is on, turn it off.
3. If coolant is running out under the
vehicle or steam is coming out from
the hood, stop the vehicle. Do not
open the hood until the coolant has
stopped running or the steaming
has stopped. If there is no visible
loss of coolant and no steam, leave
the vehicle running and check to be
sure the cooling fan is operating. If
the fan is not running, turn the ve‐
hicle off.
4. Check for coolant leaking from the
radiator, hoses or under the vehicle.
(If the air conditioning had been in
use, it is normal for cold water to
be draining from it when you stop.)
WARNING
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While the vehicle is running, keep
hair, hands and clothing away from
moving parts such as the fan and
drive belts to prevent injury.
5. If coolant is leaking out, stop the
vehicle immediately and call a pro‐
fessional workshop. Kia recom‐
mends to call an authorized Kia
dealer/service partner.
WARNING
Your vehicle is equipped with a pres‐
surized coolant reserve tank. NEVER
remove the coolant reserve tank cap
or the radiator drain plug while the
radiator is HOT. Hot coolant and
steam may blow out under pressure,
causing serious injury.
Turn the vehicle off and wait until
the vehicle cools down. Use extreme
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care when removing the coolant re‐
serve tank cap. Wrap a towel or thick
rag around it, and turn it counter‐
clockwise slowly to release some of
the pressure from the system. Step
back while the pressure is released.
When you are sure all the pressure
has been released, continue turning
the cap counterclockwise to remove
it.
6. If you cannot find the cause of the
overheating, wait until the radiator
temperature has returned to nor‐
mal. Then, if coolant has been lost,
carefully add coolant to the reser‐
voir to bring the fluid level in the
reservoir up to the halfway mark.
7. Proceed with caution, keeping alert
for further signs of overheating. If
overheating happens again, call a
professional workshop. Kia recom‐
mends to call an authorized Kia
dealer/service partner.
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What to do in an emer
gency