[Pacific Auto Network Car Center] Since Kia’s K5 has been sharply hit with a sharp appearance, Kia has also introduced a K2 that is more suitable for family cars. Although K2 does not have the sharp appearance of a big brother, but for a Family cars can be described as fashion and youth. The K2 is equipped with 1.4L and 1.6L engines. It can be seen from the engine model that the maintenance of these two engines is identical, so the biggest difference in K2 maintenance is naturally the automatic version and the manual version. So what maintenance can the new K2 be DIY? What is the cost of maintenance? What is the type of accessories? Please see the detailed maintenance of this issue.

Regarding the vehicle maintenance cycle and replacement items, the vehicle manufacturer will inform the owner of the vehicle maintenance manual. However, these data are produced according to ideal conditions, and the actual situation will change according to individual or local conditions. Therefore, the 4S maintenance department will make adjustments and suggestions for the maintenance cycle and the project according to the local vehicle condition (fuel quality, air condition, road condition) and the owner's usage, in order to give you a more comprehensive understanding of the repair station and The manufacturer's maintenance information, the following small series will be explained to you in the maintenance manual.

Maintenance and repair manual (warranty part):

K2's maintenance and repair manual is divided into two parts. Among them, some manufacturers of quality assurance adopt different quality guarantee responsibility divisions according to different models, and at the same time, according to different parts used by vehicles, different consumable parts are divided, quality assurance rules and so on. Next, let's look at how the quality assurance part of the manufacturer is guaranteeing the quality of the car.

Everyone who purchases K2 needs to fill in the warranty registration as soon as possible when picking up the car. At the same time, the warranty scope of K2 includes repairing or replacing the parts that the 4S shop thinks are defective, and repairing the defective parts of the body paint after leaving the factory. At the same time, the labor costs incurred by the warranty are also borne by the manufacturer.

Dongfeng Yueda Kia provides a three-year or 50,000-kilometer warranty period for the K2 vehicle, whichever comes first, and a five-year or 100,000-kilometer warranty on the powertrain. The prerequisite is that the user purchases K2 as a non-operating vehicle. At the same time, the instructions indicate that some special parts on the vehicle do not include a warranty period of another 3 years or 50,000 kilometers.

Dongfeng Yueda Kia is still more rigorous in terms of vehicle quality assurance specifications, and 16 articles are listed in the warranty conditions. For those that are often broken: if the maintenance is not carried out in accordance with the 4S shop regulations, the faults that are not handled by other repair shops or used are not modified by the 4S shop, natural disasters or damage. At the same time, the instructions of Dongfeng Yueda Kia did not specify how to deal with failures that could not be repaired.

Maintenance and repair manual (maintenance part):

K2's first insurance mileage is 2,500 kilometers or 3 months, whichever comes first. At the same time, the manufacturer provides users with the first maintenance cost service. According to the ideal vehicle status in the manufacturer's maintenance manual, the K2 has a maintenance cycle of 7,500 km.

However, the car environment in most areas is not ideal. The manufacturer also defines what kind of car environment is a harsh environment for K2, and the K2 maintenance cycle will also be appropriate in this special environment. Adjustment, please see the figure below for details.

We can see from the maintenance manual. The maintenance period in the ideal vehicle environment marked on the manual is 7,500 km, of which the first insurance period is 2,500 km. The K2 models are equipped with 1.4L and 1.6L engines, and the two engines are identical in terms of accessories. The K2 is equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission (replacement of oil every 30,000 km) and a 4-speed automatic transmission (replacement of oil every 40,000 km), so there is a certain difference in the use of transmission fluid. For the more difficult car environment, the manufacturer suggested that the maintenance cycle be changed from 7500 km to 5000 km. Please see the table below for details:

Table of K2 maintenance cycle items in an ideal vehicle environment :

This table is the maintenance cycle and project table in the ideal vehicle state. It is often repeated for short distances, driving in dusty, mountainous areas, frequent braking, too much running or low speed driving time, long-term driving at low temperature or In humid climates, the maintenance cycle should be adjusted to 5,000 km. Specific project adjustments should be followed by local 4S shop recommendations.