Kia Sportage: Exterior care / Finish damage repair

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2026) Owners Manual / Maintenance / Appearance care / 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.

Finish maintenance

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 ...

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 preserv ...

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Kia Sportage QL (2015-2026) Service Manual: Height Adjust Repair procedures

Replacement 1. Remove the front seat belt upper anchor. (Refer to Front Seat Belt - "Front Seat Belt Pretensioner") 2. After loosening the mounting bolts, then remove the height adjust (A). ...

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2026) Service Manual: Rear Door Belt Outside Weatherstrip Repair procedures

Replacement 1. Pull down the rear door window glass to the lowest level by pressing the power window glass switch. 2. Remove the rear door belt outside weatherstrip (A) after loosening the mounting screw. ...