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KIA Sorento 2007 User Manual

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In case of an emergency

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Tire replacement

1. Park on a level surface and apply

the parking brake firmly.

2. Shift into R (Reverse) with manual

transmission or P (Park) with auto-
matic transmission.

3. Activate the hazard warning flash-

er.

4. Remove the wheel lug nut wrench,

jack, jack handle, and spare tire
from the vehicle.

5. Block both the front and rear of the

wheel that is diagonally opposite
the jack position.

6. Loosen the wheel lug nuts coun-

terclockwise one turn each, but do
not remove any nut until the tire
has been raised off the ground.

E2BLA618

E2BLA619A

WARNING

- Changing

tires

To prevent vehicle movements
while changing a tire, always set
the parking brake fully, and
always block the wheel diago-
nally opposite the wheel being
changed.