2019 Kia Sorento

Published repairs below cite a manual or a manufacturer chart. Coming soon pages are names only. Capacities and torque on this year stay on this year.

Oil, coolant, transmission fluid, brakes, both filters, spark plugs, the drive belt, tire pressure, and wheel nuts are filed from that book. A wiper length and a bulb trade number were not in the sections read for this batch.

2019 is the U.S. owner's manual whose specifications chapter prints the Theta II 2.4 GDI and the Lambda II 3.3 GDI. Other Sorento years are not filed here.

Cited specifications

Copied from the published guides for this year. Each figure stays with that guide and that guide's source. Open the guide before you use it.

Specifications cited on this year's guides
Guide	Item	Figure
Automatic transmission fluid	Classification	ATF SP-IV or equivalent.
Automatic transmission fluid	Theta II 2.4 GDI volume cell	7.50 US qt (7.1 L). The text layer places this quantity on a Theta II 2.4 GDI row in the block that ends with ATF SP-IV. It is not the 5.07 US qt oil row.
Automatic transmission fluid	Lambda II 3.3 GDI volume cell	8.24 US qt (7.8 L). Same block, on the Lambda II 3.3 GDI row.
Automatic transmission fluid	Normal schedule	Automatic transmission fluid: no check, no service required.
Automatic transmission fluid	Severe schedule	Replace every 60,000 miles (96,000 km).
Brake pads and rotors	Brake fluid	0.445 to 0.485 US qt (0.41 to 0.45 L). FMVSS 116 DOT-3 or DOT-4.
Brake pads and rotors	Reservoir	The level should be between the MIN and MAX marks. Use only hydraulic brake fluid conforming to DOT 3 or DOT 4.
Brake pads and rotors	Pads and discs	Inspect on every column of the normal chart, every 7,500 miles (12,000 km) or 12 months. The explanation says to check pads for excessive wear, discs for runout and wear, and calipers for leakage.
Brake pads and rotors	Brake fluid inspection	The later normal-chart row marks brake fluid on the even columns: every 15,000 miles or 24 months.
Cabin air filter	Normal interval	Replace on every column, every 7,500 miles (12,000 km) or 12 months.
Cabin air filter	Severe dust	Replace more frequently when the severe-condition list includes heavy dust, mountain roads, or the other conditions named on that row.
Drive belt	First inspection	60,000 miles (96,000 km) or 72 months.
Drive belt	Later inspections	Every 15,000 miles (24,000 km) or 24 months after the first inspection.
Drive belt	Replacement	The footnote says the drive belt should be replaced when cracks occur or tension is reduced.
Drive belt	What to look for	Cuts, cracks, excessive wear, or oil saturation. Check tension and adjust as necessary. No tension number is printed.
Engine air filter	Normal pattern	Inspect, inspect, inspect, replace, repeating. Replace marks fall on 30,000, 60,000, and 90,000 miles. Inspect marks are the 7,500-mile columns between those replacements.
Engine air filter	Severe dust	Replace more frequently for rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, or salt-spread roads, and for heavy dust.
Engine air filter	Filter	A Genuine Kia air cleaner filter is recommended when the filter is replaced. No element number is printed.
Engine coolant	Theta II 2.4 GDI	8.35 US qt (7.9 L). Mixture of antifreeze and distilled water, ethylene-glycol base coolant for an aluminum radiator.
Engine coolant	Lambda II 3.3 GDI	9.83 US qt (9.3 L). Same coolant description.
Engine coolant	First change	120,000 miles (192,000 km) or 10 years. After that, every 30,000 miles (48,000 km) or 24 months.
Engine oil and filter	Theta II 2.4 GDI, drain and refill	5.07 US qt (4.8 L). API SM or above, or SN if SM is unavailable. ILSAC GF-4 or above, or GF-5 if GF-4 is unavailable. ACEA A5 or above.
Engine oil and filter	Lambda II 3.3 GDI, drain and refill	6.87 US qt (6.5 L). Same API, ILSAC, and ACEA classes.
Engine oil and filter	Normal interval	Replace at every column of the non-turbo chart, which is every 7,500 miles (12,000 km) or 12 months. Both engines are marked R on those columns.
Engine oil and filter	Severe interval	Every 3,750 miles (6,000 km) or 6 months, for both engines.
Engine oil and filter	Viscosity chart	The 2.4 GDI temperature-chart text lists 5W-20, 5W-30, and 10W-30. The 3.3 GDI line lists 5W-30. The temperature bands did not survive as separate columns, so none are assigned.
Spark plugs	Theta II 2.4 GDI	Replace every 97,500 miles (156,000 km).
Spark plugs	Lambda II 3.3 GDI	Replace every 97,500 miles (156,000 km).
Spark plugs	Heat range	Install new spark plugs of the correct heat range. No gap, torque, or part number is printed.
Spark plugs	Severe use	Replace more frequently. The severe chart does not print a shorter mile.
Tire pressure	Full-size sizes	235/65R17 on 7.0J×17, 235/60R18 on 7.5J×18, and 235/55R19 on 7.5J×19.
Tire pressure	Full-size cold pressure	The pressure cells print 2.35 kgf/cm2 (34 psi, 235 kPa) front and rear, in both the normal-load and maximum-load columns.
Tire pressure	Normal load	The footnote says normal load is up to 3 persons.
Tire pressure	Compact spare	T165/90R17 on 4.0T×17. Pressure cell 4.2 kgf/cm2 (60 psi, 420 kPa).
Tire pressure	Cold weather	It is permissible to add 3 psi to the standard specification if colder temperatures are expected soon. Tires typically lose 1 psi for every 12°F temperature drop.
Wheel lug nuts	Full-size block	11 to 13 kgf·m (79 to 94 lbf·ft, 107 to 127 N·m). The text layer attaches that range to the full-size tire block.
Wheel lug nuts	Compact spare row	The spare pressure is printed. A separate nut-torque cell for the spare was not in the extracted row.

Torque cited on this year's guides
Guide	Fastener	Torque
Wheel lug nuts	Wheel nut, full-size block	11 to 13 kgf·m (79 to 94 lbf·ft, 107 to 127 N·m).

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