Modern vehicles are equipped with a notable number of options, and now you can even play Deezer on your car. However, some basic options are still quite practical. In fact, being familiar with the range of your Kia Stronic is part of the basic knowledge in order not to run out of gas. Many of us often do the same thing, wanting to reset the odometer of our Kia Stronic to zero after filling it up to know how many kilometers we’re going to drive . In this post, we will show you how to reset the odometer on Kia Stronic . In a first time, we will be interested in how this day counter functions 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 Stronic.
How does the trip odometer work on Kia Stronic?
Let’s start our article with how your meter functions. While it’s not required to figure out how your car works, it’s still wise and practical to know the principles. If you’re questioning about resetting your odometer to Kia Stronic , then this part will definitely benefit you.
The odometer or odometer totalizer of your car utilized to be mechanical, and has now been changed to electronic. The intent of this replace is mainly to fight against mileage fraud , obviously, some individuals knew how to manipulate mechanical odometers to lower or reset the mileage of a Kia Stronic to be able to sell it for more than its real value.
In the mechanical version, it functions 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 common on the Kia Stronic, it is a sensor that can be positioned in different locations depending on the year of your Kia Stronic and that transmits the mileage data to the onboard computer.
Reset the daily mileage counter to zero on Kia Stronic
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Now let’s move on to the most necessary step, how to reset the daily odometer of your Kia Stronic? Nevertheless this step is generally easy to conduct, some of you, new buyers of Kia Stronic for example, may not be knowledgeable with the procedure to conduct this process.
We will now check out the different methods to reset the trip odometer to zero on Kia Stronic:
- Hold the right button on your dashboard for some seconds until zero is shown on the trip odometer
- If this button does not work, you can use the right-hand counter comodo by pressing the button at its end for a few seconds until the odometer of your Kia Stronic 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 settings to reset it to zero
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If you want to reset the service counter of your Kia Stronic, please go through our article on this topic.
Rollback or lower the mileage of his Kia Stronic odometer
Last part, which may benefit some of you, how to lower the mileage of his Kia Stronic . Know already that this act is totally forbidden by the law , and that if you conduct this action, you risk up to 2 years in prison and 300, 000 euros fine. Nevertheless, if you have doubts about the mileage of a Kia Stronic before you buy it, it might be interesting to know how scammers run.
- Resetting a mechanical odometer to zero on Kia Stronic:
Although they are becoming progressively rare, mechanical odometers are the least difficult to tamper with, in fact, it was enough to just identify 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 Stronic. - Reset electronic odometer to zero on Kia Stronic;
Finally, the now common electronic odometers that were expected to fight fraud efficiently are no more invulnerable than the mechanical variants. In fact, using the diagnostic socket of your Kia Stronic, it is possible to reset the odometer of your Kia Stronic , with the help of a computer and software it is possible to modify the mileage data displayed on your dashboard.
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If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Kia Stronic, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Stronic category.
