The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

**e_chen** · September 26th, 2005 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by benchph1

you can temporarily remedy this by topping off your brake fluid, but i suggest you have your brakes checked.

thanks benchph1 and altec.... will then add fluid na lang coz about 2 months pa lang since i last replaced the pads.

**mikey177** · September 26th, 2005 08:06 PM

Guys, I was looking at the markings of the front windshield and I noticed the label "Solar Glass" at the bottom of all the markings. This label is also present on the left and right front door windows, but not on the other windows. Does anyone have any idea of what this Solar Glass is? Does it have any special light or heat reflecting properties?

**DacoTyan** · September 27th, 2005 09:35 AM

mikey177, perhaps it has a UV/IR blocker film sandwiched between the glass. Or the glass is doped to block UV/IR.

**altec** · September 27th, 2005 10:43 AM

Dacotyan and leolop, am sending the manual to your yahoo address. Kayong dalawa pa lang ang nagrequest magpadala via email. Paki check na lang. Estimate total 21 email msgs, kasi 10mb max per email, hopefully hindi mag bounce back, and then 170+MB lahat. Matrabraho pala, pati magpadala ng around 340 attachments!

**andrew66** · September 27th, 2005 04:11 PM

i am a 2.5 v6 sedona A/T owner..got it in 2004. Ok naman ride nya...very powerfull and the best part is...walang usok unlike diesel engines. The problem is...it literally drinks gas!!! i get around 4 to 5 on city driving and around 8 on highway driving. Anyone else owns a similar model?? Just wanted to compare if the mileage is really that low!

**benchph1** · September 27th, 2005 11:42 PM

andrew66,

since you got it last year pa im sure na "break-in" na yan. and is not the reason why it guzzles gas. when was the last time you had it tuned-up?

e-chen

kakapalit mo lang pala ng pads, pero may parking brake warning light pa rin? when that happened to me manipis na ang brake pads ko. temporary solution was to top off the brake fluid. it only went off when i replaced my front brake pads. or maybe your parking brake is sticking up?

pansin ko lang guys iisa lang pala ang belt ng P/S , Water Pump at Alternator. sa dinami dami ng ihihiwalay yung Aircon pa. kakatakot pala maputulan nitong belt na ito. talagang crippled ka once nangyari to.

**mikey177** · September 28th, 2005 10:05 AM

DacoTyan:: Yeah, maybe that's what t is. I couldn't find any info on this Solar Glass on Kia's site. Maybe Lensio could shed some light on this.

andrew66:: iqO also has a V6 Sedona that he acquired this year. I believe he also gets the same mileage as you do.

BTW, welcome to the forum

benchph1:: I used to carry a spare belt, but I misplaced it when we moved to the province. I think it's a good idea to start carrying that spare again.

I also got a more robust hydraulic jack last month since I don't ever want to try lifting our minivan with the stock jack.

**andrew66** · September 28th, 2005 11:42 AM

last check up was just a few months ago. Total mileage on my sedona is 17k. I think its really the driving condition that increases consumption. We use it to bring kids to school...so short drive plus the traffic is always bad. Bottom line is .... this is not a good car to use for bringing kids to school! Best only for out of town travel....ive driven it to baguio twice already...and no complaints on the power...160Kph on Nlex with no problems....

**DacoTyan** · September 28th, 2005 01:02 PM

Altec, I got it up to part 8 only.

**mikey177** · September 28th, 2005 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by andrew66

Best only for out of town travel....ive driven it to baguio twice already...and no complaints on the power...160Kph on Nlex with no problems....

I wonder if you were driving the V6 Sedona that I saw in Villasis, Pangasinan a few weeks ago. I just stopped to buy some veggies at the new market, and there was this red Sedona that also parked a few meters in front of me. He left two minutes ahead of me, and though I tried, I never caught sight of him again even until I reached Tarlac City. That guy must've been going at Warp 9