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 (2015-2025) Owners Manual: Map lamp

■ Type A ■ Type B Press the lens (1) to turn ON the map lamp. To turn the map lamp OFF press the lens (1) again. (2) : DOOR mode - The map lamp and room lamp come on when a door is opened. The lamps go out after approximately 30 seconds. - The map lamp and room lamp come on for appr ...

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Service Manual: Components and components location

Components [M/T] 1. Console complete 2. Console upper complete 3. Parking brake cover 4. Console front tray 5. Console side cover [A/T] 1. Console complete 2. Console upper complete 3. Kno ...