Hyundai Santa Fe 2006-2013 Maintenance Plans

This schedule outlines the main maintenance jobs and their indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, the specific engine, and the manufacturer's recommendations. For full details regarding operations, sub-tasks, and technical specifications, please consult our technical manuals.
2.4 CVVT Gas (G4KE)
Normal conditions, 2010 ( except Europe) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 45,000 km/36 months
  • Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary first check at 60,000 km/48 months; then every 30,000 km/24 months
  • Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks If the component has been immersed in water, change the oil

Service intervals · 2.4 CVVT Gas (G4KE) · Normal conditions, 2010 ( except Europe)

Job 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 45,000 km/36 months 60,000 km/48 months 75,000 km/60 months 90,000 km/72 months 105,000 km/84 months 120,000 km/96 months 135,000 km/108 months 150,000 km/120 months 165,000 km/132 months 180,000 km/144 months 195,000 km/156 months 210,000 km/168 months 225,000 km/180 months 240,000 km/192 months 255,000 km/204 months 270,000 km/216 months 285,000 km/228 months 300,000 km/240 months 315,000 km/252 months 330,000 km/264 months 345,000 km/276 months 360,000 km/288 months 375,000 km/300 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the spark plugs ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Normal conditions, (2011 - 2013) ( except Europe) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 45,000 km/36 months
  • Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary first check at 60,000 km/48 months; then every 30,000 km/24 months
  • Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks If the component has been immersed in water, change the oil

Service intervals · 2.4 CVVT Gas (G4KE) · Normal conditions, (2011 - 2013) ( except Europe)

Job 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 45,000 km/36 months 60,000 km/48 months 75,000 km/60 months 90,000 km/72 months 105,000 km/84 months 120,000 km/96 months 135,000 km/108 months 150,000 km/120 months 165,000 km/132 months 180,000 km/144 months 195,000 km/156 months 210,000 km/168 months 225,000 km/180 months 240,000 km/192 months 255,000 km/204 months 270,000 km/216 months 285,000 km/228 months 300,000 km/240 months 315,000 km/252 months 330,000 km/264 months 345,000 km/276 months 360,000 km/288 months 375,000 km/300 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the spark plugs ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
2.7 V6 Gas (G6EA)
Normal conditions, 2006 ( except Europe) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 30,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 120,000 km/60 months
  • Check the timing belt condition and tension; renew or adjust if necessary every 60,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 160,000 km
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.7 V6 Gas (G6EA) · Normal conditions, 2006 ( except Europe)

Job 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 45,000 km/36 months 60,000 km/48 months 75,000 km/60 months 90,000 km/72 months 105,000 km/84 months 120,000 km/96 months 135,000 km/108 months 150,000 km/120 months 165,000 km/132 months 180,000 km/144 months 195,000 km/156 months 210,000 km/168 months 225,000 km/180 months 240,000 km/192 months 255,000 km/204 months 270,000 km/216 months 285,000 km/228 months 300,000 km/240 months 315,000 km/252 months 330,000 km/264 months 345,000 km/276 months 360,000 km/288 months 375,000 km/300 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Normal conditions, 2007 ( except Europe) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 45,000 km/36 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 120,000 km/60 months
  • Check the timing belt condition and tension; renew or adjust if necessary every 60,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 160,000 km
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.7 V6 Gas (G6EA) · Normal conditions, 2007 ( except Europe)

Job 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 45,000 km/36 months 60,000 km/48 months 75,000 km/60 months 90,000 km/72 months 105,000 km/84 months 120,000 km/96 months 135,000 km/108 months 150,000 km/120 months 165,000 km/132 months 180,000 km/144 months 195,000 km/156 months 210,000 km/168 months 225,000 km/180 months 240,000 km/192 months 255,000 km/204 months 270,000 km/216 months 285,000 km/228 months 300,000 km/240 months 315,000 km/252 months 330,000 km/264 months 345,000 km/276 months 360,000 km/288 months 375,000 km/300 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Normal conditions, (2008 - ) ( except Europe, Middle East, Turkey) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 45,000 km/36 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 120,000 km/60 months
  • Check the timing belt condition and tension; renew or adjust if necessary every 60,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 160,000 km
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.7 V6 Gas (G6EA) · Normal conditions, (2008 - ) ( except Europe, Middle East, Turkey)

Job 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 45,000 km/36 months 60,000 km/48 months 75,000 km/60 months 90,000 km/72 months 105,000 km/84 months 120,000 km/96 months 135,000 km/108 months 150,000 km/120 months 165,000 km/132 months 180,000 km/144 months 195,000 km/156 months 210,000 km/168 months 225,000 km/180 months 240,000 km/192 months 255,000 km/204 months 270,000 km/216 months 285,000 km/228 months 300,000 km/240 months 315,000 km/252 months 330,000 km/264 months 345,000 km/276 months 360,000 km/288 months 375,000 km/300 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
3.3 V6 Gas (G6DB)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 45,000 km/36 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 40,000 km; Nickel spark plugs; every 160,000 km; Iridium spark plugs
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 15,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 3.3 V6 Gas (G6DB) · Normal conditions ( except Europe, Middle East)

Job 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 45,000 km/36 months 60,000 km/48 months 75,000 km/60 months 90,000 km/72 months 105,000 km/84 months 120,000 km/96 months 135,000 km/108 months 150,000 km/120 months 165,000 km/132 months 180,000 km/144 months 195,000 km/156 months 210,000 km/168 months 225,000 km/180 months 240,000 km/192 months 255,000 km/204 months 270,000 km/216 months 285,000 km/228 months 300,000 km/240 months 315,000 km/252 months 330,000 km/264 months 345,000 km/276 months 360,000 km/288 months 375,000 km/300 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
3.5 V6 Gas (G6DC)
Normal conditions, 2010 ( except Europe) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 45,000 km/36 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 150,000 km
  • Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary first check at 60,000 km/48 months; then every 30,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 3.5 V6 Gas (G6DC) · Normal conditions, 2010 ( except Europe)

Job 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 45,000 km/36 months 60,000 km/48 months 75,000 km/60 months 90,000 km/72 months 105,000 km/84 months 120,000 km/96 months 135,000 km/108 months 150,000 km/120 months 165,000 km/132 months 180,000 km/144 months 195,000 km/156 months 210,000 km/168 months 225,000 km/180 months 240,000 km/192 months 255,000 km/204 months 270,000 km/216 months 285,000 km/228 months 300,000 km/240 months 315,000 km/252 months 330,000 km/264 months 345,000 km/276 months 360,000 km/288 months 375,000 km/300 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Normal conditions, (2011 - 2013) ( except Europe) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 45,000 km/36 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 150,000 km
  • Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary first check at 60,000 km/48 months; then every 30,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 3.5 V6 Gas (G6DC) · Normal conditions, (2011 - 2013) ( except Europe)

Job 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 45,000 km/36 months 60,000 km/48 months 75,000 km/60 months 90,000 km/72 months 105,000 km/84 months 120,000 km/96 months 135,000 km/108 months 150,000 km/120 months 165,000 km/132 months 180,000 km/144 months 195,000 km/156 months 210,000 km/168 months 225,000 km/180 months 240,000 km/192 months 255,000 km/204 months 270,000 km/216 months 285,000 km/228 months 300,000 km/240 months 315,000 km/252 months 330,000 km/264 months 345,000 km/276 months 360,000 km/288 months 375,000 km/300 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Repair Guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h30–1h00

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30–0h30

Change Car Clutch

Technical 7h00–11h00

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 1h30

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 0h45

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 1h00–1h30

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h45

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 0h30–1h30

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 2h30

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 0h30–2h00

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 5h00

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 2h00–4h00
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