Kia Cee'd: Exterior care / Finish damage repair
Deep scratches or stone chips in the painted surface must be repaired promptly. Exposed metal will quickly rust and may develop into a major repair expense.
✽ NOTICE
If your vehicle is damaged and requires any metal repair or replacement, be sure the body shop applies anti-corrosion materials to the parts repaired or replaced.
Finish maintenance
Washing
To help protect your vehicle’s finish from
rust and deterioration, wash it thoroughly
and frequently at least once a month with
lukewarm or cold water.
If you use your vehicle for of ...
Bright-metal maintenance
To remove road tar and insects, use a
tar remover, not a scraper or other
sharp object.
To protect the surfaces of bright-metal
parts from corrosion, apply a coating of
wax or chrome ...
Other information:
: Special Operating Conditions Scheduled Maintenance
If you operate your vehicle primarily in any
of the following conditions, you need to
perform extra maintenance as indicated.
If you operate your vehicle occasionally
under any of these conditions, it is not
necessary to perform the extra
maintenance. For specific
recommendations, see your de ...
: Distance Alert. Automatic Emergency Braking
Distance Alert
What Is Distance Alert
The system alerts you with a warning lamp
if the distance to the vehicle ahead is
small.
Note: The warning lamp does not
illuminate if cruise control or adaptive cruise
control is active.
Adjusting the Sensitivity of Distance Alert
To adjust the sensitivity ...
