In this article we’re going to tackle one more matter in the series on car care. This is the coolant level, and specifically where to put coolant in Kia Xceed? For this, we will start this article with a little reminder on the interest of ensuring of the coolant level of your car, then, where to fill coolant in Kia Xceed? And, at last, how to make the level of this famous liquid.

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Why to fill coolant level on a Kia Xceed?

Before we describe where the coolant is on a Kia Xceed, we start our content page by reminding you what is the interest of guaranteeing an ideal coolant level ? The coolant of a Kia Xceed has an important objective in the good performing of your engine, the fact is, it will circulate in it to catch the heat generated by its operation and transfer it to your radiator which has the mission to make it go down in temperature . It is all the more useful when outside temperatures are high or when you are driving at limited speed and natural cooling by outside air is not effective. Without coolant your engine would overheat after just a few minutes, and this would result in engine failure, hence the importance of having an ideal coolant level constantly. If your coolant level drops down below the lowest level, the circulation of the coolant in the cooling system may be impaired and consequently its performance may be limited or even zero if it is too low. At last, if it is too high, the pressure can be too high and cause a leak that can also cause the engine to break down.

Where to put the coolant in Kia Xceed?

We now move on to the step that you are probably most enthusiastic about, where to put coolant in Kia Xceed? You are now aware of the importance of always having the ideal level of this coolant. To find it is very basic, here are the different steps to allow you to locate the expansion tank that contains the coolant of your Kia Xceed:

  • Before doing anything, wait a few minutes or so for your engine to warm up so that you don’t get burned when you do the coolant level.
  • Pop the hood of your car.
  • You must quickly find the expansion tank that contains the coolant of your Kia Xceed, it is generally located in one of the 4 corners of your engine block, to find it you just have to look for a plastic container with a black or yellow plastic cap with a danger logo or thermometer on the top.

How to fill up the coolant level on a Kia Xceed?

Now that you have identify where the coolant is in your Kia Xceed , we will describe how to make the level of it. Nothing could be less complicated, just adhere to the few steps down below:

  • Buy if you don’t have any coolant in the store, it’s just treated water with antifreeze added.
  • Verify on the side of the expansion tank of your Kia Xceed the level of the expansion tank. Just check out if you are between the “min” and “max” mark, if you are more towards or down below the “min” mark you can continue to stick to these steps, otherwise the level of your liquid is sufficient
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  • After waiting for the engine to cool down, you can open the coolant cap of your car.
  • Softly add coolant to the expansion tank of your Kia Xceed by checking repeatedly.
  • Try to reach the middle of the clue on the side of your vase, don’t go over the “max” mark.
  • If you’re on top of it, don’t begin your engine, and with a syringe, take out the excess coolant.

If the engine of your Kia Xceed warms up despite a level coolant, read this content page, you will be able to find the causes of this issue.

If you wish more guides on the Kia Xceed, go to our Kia Xceed category.