Modern automobiles are built with an impressive number of options, and now you can even enjoy Deezer on your car. However, some simple options are still quite practical. Obviously, being familiar with the range of your Kia Sorento is part of the simple knowledge in order not to run out of gas. A lot of us tend to do the same thing, wanting to reset the odometer of our Kia Sorento to zero after filling it up to know how many kilometers we’re going to drive . In this article, we will show you how to reset the odometer on Kia Sorento . In a first time, we will be keen on how this day counter works and, in a second time, how to reset this trip odometer and in a last part, if it is possible to decrease the mileage of its Kia Sorento.
How does the trip odometer operate on Kia Sorento?
Let’s start our article with how your meter works. Although it’s not necessary to figure out how your car works, it’s still wise and practical to know the basics. If you’re questioning about resetting your odometer to Kia Sorento , then this component will absolutely benefit you.
The odometer or odometer totalizer of your car used to be mechanical, and has now been changed to electronic. The aim of this change is principally to fight against mileage fraud , in truth, some individuals knew how to manipulate mechanical odometers to reduce or reset the mileage of a Kia Sorento to be able to sell it for more than its real value.
In the mechanical version, it works with a system of drums linked to a cable that is driven by the gearbox output shaft or the differential . Finally for the electronic version, the most general on the Kia Sorento, it is a sensor that can be positioned in different places based on the year of your Kia Sorento and that transmits the mileage data to the onboard computer.
Reset the daily mileage counter to zero on Kia Sorento
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Now let’s proceed to the most essential step, how to reset the daily odometer of your Kia Sorento? Although this step is generally easy to carry out, some of you, new buyers of Kia Sorento for example, may not be familiar with the process to carry out this task.
We will now look at the different approaches to reset the trip odometer to zero on Kia Sorento:
- Hold the right button on your dashboard for several seconds until zero is displayed on the trip odometer
- If this button does not operate, you can use the right-hand counter comodo by pressing the button at its end for a few seconds till the odometer of your Kia Sorento is reset to zero.
- Finally, on some of the newer models, you may need to proceed through your car’s centre console and display, going through your car’s options to reset it to zero
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If you want to reset the service counter of your Kia Sorento, please read our article on this topic.
Rollback or lower the mileage of his Kia Sorento odometer
Last component, which may benefit some of you, how to lower the mileage of his Kia Sorento . Know already that this work is totally forbidden by the law , and that if you carry out this action, you risk up to 2 years in prison and 300, 000 euros fine. However, if you have doubts about the mileage of a Kia Sorento before you buy it, it may be interesting to know how scammers operate.
- Resetting a mechanical odometer to zero on Kia Sorento:
Although they are becoming increasingly rare, mechanical odometers are the least difficult to tamper with, in fact, it was enough to just find the cable of the meter, disconnect it, and plug a drill on it to make it turn upside down and raise or lower the mileage of its Kia Sorento. - Reset electronic odometer to zero on Kia Sorento;
At last, the now general electronic odometers that were intended to fight fraud effectively are no more invulnerable than the mechanical types. Obviously, using the diagnostic socket of your Kia Sorento, it is possible to reset the odometer of your Kia Sorento , with the help of a computer and software it is possible to modify the mileage data displayed on your dashboard.
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In the event that you have any further questions about the Kia Sorento, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Sorento category.
