Kia Sportage: Driving your vehicle / Automatic transaxle

Starting the engine with a smart key

1.Carry the smart key or place it inside the vehicle. 2.Make sure the parking brake is firmly applied 3.Place the transaxle shift lever in P (Park). Depress the brake pedal fully. You can also star ...

Automatic transaxle operation

The automatic transaxle has 6 forward speeds and one reverse speed. The individual speeds are selected automatically, depending on the position of the shift lever. ✽ NOTICE The first few shift ...

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Kia Sportage QL (2015-2024) Service Manual: 26 Brake Control Solenoid Valve (26/B_VFS) Specifications

Specification Item Specification Control type N/L (Normal Low) Control pressure (kpa (kgf/cm², psi)) 0 - 1569.06 (0 - 16, 0 - 227.57) Currency (mA) 0 - 1100 ...

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2024) Owners Manual: Blade inspection

Commercial hot waxes applied by automatic car washes have been known to make the windshield difficult to clean. Contamination of either the windshield or the wiper blades with foreign matter can reduce the effectiveness of the windshield wipers. Common sources of contamination are insects, ...