Kia Forte: Chassis / Drive Shafts and Boots

Kia Forte 2019-2021 (BD) Service Manual / Maintenance / Chassis / Drive Shafts and Boots

Repair procedures

Inspection

1.	Check the drive shaft boots for loose clamps, cracks, grease leaks, kinks or damage.

Disc Brakes and Pads

Repair procedures Inspection Check the pads for excessive wear, discs for run out and wear, and calipers for fluid leakage. Front Brake Front brake disc thickness check ...

Parking Brake

Repair procedures Inspection Check whether the stroke is within specification when the parking brake lever is depressed with 44 lbf, 196 N(20 kgf) of force. Also, the parking brake alo ...

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Kia Forte 2019-2021 (BD) Owners Manual: Inner panel fuse replacement

1. Turn the ignition switch and all other switches off. 2. Open the fuse panel cover. If the switch is located in the “OFF” position, a caution indicator will be displayed in the cluster. To identify the location of a specific fuse, please refer to the inside of the fuse panel cov ...

Kia Forte 2019-2021 (BD) Owners Manual: Radial-ply tires

Radial-ply tires provide improved tread life, road hazard resistance and smoother high speed ride. The radial- ply tires used on this vehicle are of belted construction and are selected to complement the ride and handling characteristics of your vehicle. Radial-ply tires have the same l ...