Kia Cee'd: Exterior care / 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 highspeed car wash brushes.
- Do not use any alkaline or acid detergent. It may damage and corrode the aluminum wheels coated with a clear protective finish.
Underbody maintenance
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 th ...
Corrosion protection
Protecting your vehicle from corrosion
By using the most advanced design and
construction practices to combat corrosion,
we produce cars of the highest
quality. However, this is only part of th ...
Other information:
Kia Cee'd JD Owners Manual: Scheduled maintenance service
Follow Normal Maintenance Schedule
if the vehicle is usually operated where
none of the following conditions apply. If
any of the following conditions apply, follow
Maintenance Under Severe Usage
Conditions.
Repeated driving short distance of less
than 8 km (5 miles) in normal tempe ...
Kia Cee'd JD Owners Manual: Auto stop indicator
This indicator will illuminate when the
engine enters the Idle Stop mode of the
ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system.
When the automatic starting occurrs, the
auto stop indicator on the cluster will
blink for 5 seconds.
For more details, refer to the ISG (Idle
Stop and Go) system in chapter 5 ...
