Kia Sportage: Aluminum wheel maintenance
The aluminum wheels are coated with a clear protective finish.
- Do not use any abrasive cleaner, polishing compound, solvent, or wire brushes
on aluminum wheels. They may scratch or damage the finish.
- Clean the wheel when it has cooled.
- Use only a mild soap or neutral detergent, and rinse thoroughly with water.
Also, be sure to clean the wheels after driving on salted roads. This helps
prevent corrosion.
- Avoid washing the wheels with high-speed car wash brushes.
- Do not use any alkaline or acid detergents. It may damage and corrode the
aluminum wheels coated with a clear protective finish.
Corrosive materials used for ice and snow removal and dust control may collect
on the underbody. If these materials are not removed, accelerated rusting can occur
on underbody parts such as the fu ...
Protecting your vehicle from corrosion
By using the most advanced design and construction practices to combat corrosion,
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3 Point rear center belt
To fasten the rear center belt
1.Extract the tongue plate from the hole on the belt assembly cover and slowly
pull the tongue plates out from the retractor.
2.Insert the tongue plate (A) into ...
ESC Control Module: Repair procedures
Removal
1.
Turn the ignition switch OFF.
2.
Disconnect the brake tubes from the HECU by unlocking the nuts counterclockwise with a spanner.
Tightening torque :
12.7 ~ 16.7N.m(1.3 ~ 1.7kgf. ...