Kia Sportage: Exterior care / 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 any metal repair or replacement, be sure
the body shop applies anti-corrosion materials to the parts repaired or replaced.
Washing
To help protect your vehicle’s finish from rust and deterioration, wash it thoroughly
and frequently at least once a month with lukewarm or cold water.
If you use your vehicle for off-ro ...
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 preserv ...
Other information:
If the sunroof opens while the heater or Air Conditioning system operates, the
outside (fresh) air will be selected automatically for ventilating the car. Then,
if you select the recirculated air position, the outside (fresh) air will be selected
automatically after 3 minutes.
If you close th ...
Trouble Symptom Charts
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Trouble symptom
Probable cause
Remedy
The set vehicle speed varies greatly upward or downward
"Surging" (repeated alternating ...