Kia Sportage: Special driving conditions / Driving off-road

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2026) Owners Manual / Driving your vehicle / Special driving conditions / Driving off-road

Drive carefully off-road because your vehicle may be damaged by rocks or roots of trees. Become familiar with the off-road conditions where you are going to drive before you begin driving.

Driving in flooded areas

Avoid driving through flooded areas unless you are sure the water is no higher than the bottom of the wheel hub. Drive through any water slowly. Allow adequate stopping distance because brake perf ...

Highway driving

Tires Adjust the tire inflation pressures to specification. Low tire inflation pressures will result in overheating and possible failure of the tires. Avoid using worn or damaged tires which may r ...

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Kia Sportage QL (2015-2026) Service Manual: CVVT Oil Control Valve (OCV) Description and operation

Description Continuous Variable Valve Timing (CVVT) system advances or retards the valve timing of the exhaust valve in accordance with the ECM control signal which is calculated by the engine speed and load. By controlling CVVT, the valve over-lap or under-lap occurs, whi ...

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2026) Service Manual: Transaxle Control Module (TCM) Schematic diagrams

TCM Connector TCM terminal function Connector [A] Pin Description 　　 1 Solenoid supply power 1 31 Manual mode down switch 2 ...