Hi guys,
Recently i been experiencing another rattling sound near the passenger door side, the rattling is quite bad as almost everytime i accelerate the sound appears. At times it's loud, and i kept try to check where and which area of the door have loosen components but still fail to locate (handles, buttons, power window) i do notice the side cover near the air bag switch area (passenger area) have a gap but i don' think it's from there.

If it's the internal area of the door, i am in dilemma wether to have it check as affraid sc open the side cover and reassemble it i just scare it might get worst (no confident in malaysia sc work to open side door cover)

Any advice? Or anyone face this problem and might have idea where /how to fix it?
The rattling sound really drives me crazy when driving.

Can anyone share how does the Auto reset meter works? i tried to set it on auto and i read manual said atleast pump 6L of fuel for it to work. I tried 2 times, 1 time is off engine and pump full tank. The meter does not auto reset. So i thought need to have the engine on to have it work. 2nd time also pump full tank, same nothing happens. I have to manually reset the AVG/L meter.

No problem for the Auto Average Fuel Eco reset for my test drive Cerato, as shown in picture below.

Steps :
1) Set the Average Fuel Eco to auto mode.
2) Turn Off Engine
3) Fill petrol about 8L
4) Start engine, wait for 2-3 seconds before the reading auto reset.

This post has been edited by Buydirect: Jul 10 2015, 02:50 PM


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thanks, will try again. if cannot then next service ask sc check

You mean your left site near the speaker there, when going uneven road and high speed you will hear it.
Try go PJ Red Cube

Yeah, what i heard is sometimes around that area. Cause i really can't find the exact place but mostly i hear i suspect at that area, mine case is not high speed, high speed the sound don't come out, is low speed that rattle sound comes out. 20-40kmh on smooth road also comes out, like minor vibrate of the car makes the sound.

Next service have to check it out. Hopefully no need to dismantle the passenger door cover. Affraid it get's worst

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Battery just died this morning, will change to yokohama brand, is it better than original one? This is suggested by workshop around my house, didnt really have choice coz need to balik kampung ASAP. Cerato KX owner.

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To all existing KIA Cerato owners, please beware that there has been a recent spate of theft cases of Cerato rims and tyres. I have heard from 2 customers who had their rims stolen.

Please take preventive action such as
1) Parking at a secured and brightly lit place with high traffic and not at a secluded spot.
2) Fix anti theft lock nuts as prevention or deterrant.

Consider to insure your rims and tyres (if you think you are at high risk), under accessories cover. In case your rims are stolen, you are able to claim without loosing your NCB. The premium payable is 15% of the sum insured. For instance, if you insure RM5,000, premium payable is RM750 per annum.

Please note the original Cerato rim cost more than 2K per piece, so it is imperative that you take necessary precaution against such losses and inconvenience.

Honestly speaking, if a set of 4 cost RM8k I would not hesitant to get myself a premium Japanese brand outside rather to pay them to SC to bring back another set of 4 of the same design. Not to mention the original RIM is just too heavy.

This post has been edited by cougar richard: Jul 15 2015, 02:02 PM

One question here, if I were to claim/change my front windscreen anywhere other than SC, how would I know it is genuine KIA Cerato front windscreen?

Pricing varies from shop to shop outside and ppl is saying that is because the origin is different. China, local, Korea made are all available at different pricing.

How to know if the windscreen is original KIA Korea made?

Well, what if you only loose 2 instead of 4? If you loose one, you can still use the spare one from the boot, but if you loose 2, you need to buy at least 1 new one, instead of changing all 4, right?

You wouldn't know for sure as windscreen from other sources look exactly the same, with KIA logo etching etc. There is definately no local-made windscreen , as the volume is insufficient to justity local production. That means , the windscreen can either come from China or Korea. For all we know, the one coming from Korea could be outsourced from China too, as we are all aware of, most of the things we use are made in China these days.

There is no specific reason to suspect that one source of windscreen will be more durable than the other. However, the primary concern when changing the front windscreen is how it affects the smoothness of the wipers. If the curvature of the windscreen is somewhat imperfect, your wipers may not be as smooth or will make some disturbing sound. If you face such a problem, you will need to ask the supplier if they are willing to change to a completely new one to solve this issue.

This post has been edited by Buydirect: Jul 15 2015, 04:16 PM

Well, 4k is enough to get me decent rim a set of 4 from wheel shop

So meaning to say if were to change from any of the windscreen shop, eventually the quality might be almost same as SC panel workshop?

anyone can please pm the best price for k3? tq so much

I am not able to answer this question, as I do not know where the outside windscreen shop get their supply from. The only assurance I would advice is that you must check if the shop provide any warranty in case the windcreen is defective i.e like the in the case of the wiper being not smooth. I know most Authorised KIA Sc will give such warranty.


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