Kia Carnival / Sedona, CQ (EU)

Coolant capacity & service interval

Kia Carnival / Sedona, CQ (EU) uses coolant with a capacity of 9,4 liters. Service intervals include checks at 15000 km/12 months, 20000 km/24 months, and 20000 km, alongside changes at 45000 km/24 months, 90000 km/60 months, and 40000 km/24 months. The data covers 8 configurations.

The configuration chart below lists fill volumes and service intervals for each engine and trim variant.

TypeSpecifications
Carnival / Sedona 2.5 V6 (2002-2006)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 9,4 liter
  • Check 15000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 45000 km/ 24 months
Carnival / Sedona 2.5 V6 (2002-2006)
  • Use: First change only
  • Capacity 9,4 liter
  • Check 15000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 90000 km/ 60 months
Carnival / Sedona 2.9 HPDi (2002-2006)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 9,4 liter
  • Check 20000 km/ 24 months
Carnival / Sedona 3.5 V6 (2002-2006)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 9,4 liter
  • Check 15000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 45000 km/ 24 months
Carnival / Sedona 3.5 V6 (2002-2006)
  • Use: First change only
  • Capacity 9,4 liter
  • Check 15000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 90000 km/ 60 months
Carnival / Sedona 2.5 V6 (1999-2002)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 9,4 liter
  • Check 15000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 45000 km/ 24 months
Carnival / Sedona 2.5 V6 (1999-2002)
  • Use: First change only
  • Capacity 9,4 liter
  • Check 15000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 90000 km/ 60 months
Carnival / Sedona 2.9 TDi (1999-2002)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 9,4 liter
  • Check 20000 km
  • Change 40000 km/ 24 months

Additional Notes

  • The Kia Carnival / Sedona CQ (EU) cooling system capacity is 9.4 liters across all listed engine variants, spanning the 2.5 V6, 2.9 TDi, 2.9 HPDi, and 3.5 V6 configurations from 1999-2006.
  • The 9.4-liter figure represents a full cooling system fill, meaning the total volume of coolant the system holds when serviced, rather than a partial top-up quantity.
  • For the 2.5 V6 (1999-2002) under normal use conditions, coolant changes are scheduled at 45,000 km or 24 months, with checks required at 15,000 km or 12 months.
  • A separate first change only interval applies to the 2.5 V6 (1999-2002), extending the initial drain-and-fill to 90,000 km or 60 months, after which the standard 45,000 km / 24-month normal cycle resumes.
  • The same first change only interval of 90,000 km or 60 months carries over to the 2.5 V6 (2002-2006) and the 3.5 V6 (2002-2006), indicating a consistent factory-fill coolant treatment across petrol variants in the later production period.
  • The 2.9 TDi (1999-2002) follows a change interval of 40,000 km or 24 months, which is shorter than the 45,000 km interval assigned to the petrol V6 variants, while the check interval for the TDi is listed only by distance at 20,000 km without a time-based counterpart.
  • The 2.9 HPDi (2002-2006) lists only a check interval of 20,000 km or 24 months under normal use, with no coolant change interval recorded in the specifications for that variant.
  • The check frequency for the petrol V6 variants is set at 15,000 km or 12 months, whereas both diesel variants specify 20,000 km as the check distance, reflecting a difference in monitoring schedules between the engine families.

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