Kia Sportage: Exterior care / Bright-metal maintenance

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Owners Manual / Maintenance / Appearance care / Exterior care / Bright-metal maintenance

To remove road tar and insects, use a tar remover, not a scraper or other sharp object.
To protect the surfaces of brightmetal parts from corrosion, apply a coating of wax or chrome preservative and rub to a high luster.
During winter weather or in coastal areas, cover the bright metal parts with a heavier coating of wax or preservative. If necessary, coat the parts with non-corrosive petroleum jelly or other protective compound.

Finish damage repair

Deep scratches or stone chips in the painted surface must be repaired promptly. Exposed metal will quickly rust and may develop into a major repair expense. If your vehicle is damaged and requires ...

Underbody maintenance

Road salt and other corrosive chemicals are used in cold weather states to melt snow and prevent ice accumulation. If these chemicals are not regularly removed, they will corrode the vehicle under ...

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Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Owners Manual: High beam operation

To turn on the high beam headlamp, push the lever away from you. The lever will return to its original position. The high beam indicator will light when the headlight high beams are switched on. To turn off the high beam headlamp, pull the lever to you when the high beam is on. The lever w ...

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Owners Manual: Air ventilation seat

The temperature setting of the seat changes according to the switch position. If you want to ventilate your seat cushion, press the switch (blue color). Each time you press the button, the airflow will change as follows: The seat warmer (with air ventilation) defaults to the OFF posi ...