Kia Sportage: All wheel drive (AWD) / All Wheel Drive (AWD) transfer mode selection

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2019) Owners Manual / Driving your vehicle / All wheel drive (AWD) / All Wheel Drive (AWD) transfer mode selection

✽ NOTICE

When driving on normal roads, deactivate the AWD LOCK mode by pushing the AWD LOCK button (the indicator light goes off). Driving on normal roads with AWD LOCK mode(especially, when cornering) may cause mechanical noise or vibration. The noise and vibration will disappear when the AWD LOCK mode is deactivated. Some parts of the power train may be damaged by prolonged driving with the noise and vibration.
When the AWD LOCK mode is deactivated, a shock may be felt as the drive power is delivered entirely to the front wheels. This shock is not a mechanical failure.

Tight corner brake effect

✽ NOTICE - AWD When turning sharply on a paved road at low speed while in all wheel drive, steering control will be difficult. Tight corner brake effect is a unique characteristic of all wheel d ...

For safe all wheel drive operation

✽ NOTICE - All wheel drive The conditions of on-road or offroad that demand all wheel drive mean all functions of your vehicle are exposed to extreme stress than under normal road conditions. S ...

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Kia Sportage QL (2015-2019) Owners Manual: Warning message and warning light

■ Type A ■ Type B When the sensor is covered or the sensor is dirty with foreign substances, such as snow or rain, the AEB operation may temporarily stop. In this case, a warning message will appear to notify the driver. This is not a malfunction with the AEB. To operate the AEB again ...

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2019) Owners Manual: Changing the coolant

Have the coolant changed by an authorized Kia dealer according to the Maintenance Schedule at the beginning of this chapter. Put a thick cloth around the radiator cap before refilling the coolant in order to prevent the coolant from overflowing into engine parts such as the alternator. CAUTION ...