Kia Forte: If you have a flat tire / Removing and storing the
spare tire

Turn the tire hold-down wing bolt
counterclockwise to remove.
Store the tire in the reverse order of
removal.
To prevent the spare tire and tools
from “rattling” while the vehicle is in
motion, store them properly.

If it is hard to loosen the tire hold
down wing bolt by hand, you can
loosen it easily using the jack handle.
1. Put the jack handle (1) inside
of the tire hold-down wing bolt.2.
Turn the tire hold-down wing bolt
counterclockwise with the jack handle.
WARNING
- Touching surface of the
luggage room floor
Do not touch the metal surface
of the luggage room floor while
the engine is operating or hot.
Doing so could result in serious
bodily injury.
Turn the engine off and wait
until it cools down or wear
globes to remove the spare tire
from the luggage room.
Jack and tools
The jack and wheel lug nut wrench
are stored in the luggage compartment.
Remove the panel indicated in the
illustration.
(1) Jack handle
(2) Jack
(3) Wheel lug nut wrench
...
1. Park on a level surface and apply
the parking brake firmly.
2. Place the transmission shift lever
in P (Park) with Dual clutch transmission/
Intelligent variable transmission
and R (Reve ...
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fluid level
Check the fluid level in the reservoir
periodically. The fluid level should be
between the MAX (Maximum) and
MIN (Minimum) marks on the side of
the reservoir.
Before removing the reservoir cap
and adding brake/clutch fluid, clean
the area aroun ...