Kia Sportage: Special driving conditions / Smooth cornering

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Owners Manual / Driving your vehicle / Special driving conditions / Smooth cornering

Avoid braking or gear changing in corners, especially when roads are wet. Ideally, corners should always be taken under gentle acceleration. If you follow these suggestions, tire wear will be held to a minimum.

Rocking the vehicle

If it is necessary to rock the vehicle to free it from snow, sand, or mud, first turn the steering wheel right and left to clear the area around your front wheels. Then, shift back and forth betwe ...

Driving at night

Because night driving presents more hazards than driving in the daylight, here are some important tips to remember: Slow down and keep more distance between you and other vehicles, as it ma ...

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Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Owners Manual: A wireless smart phone charging

1. Remove any object on the smart phone charging pad including the smart key. If there is any foreign object on the pad other than a smart phone, the wireless charging function may not operate properly. 2. Place the smart phone on the center of the wireless charging pad. 3. The indicator light ...

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Owners Manual: Light bulb position (Rear)

■ Rear combination lamp - Type A ■ Rear combination lamp - Type B ■ Rear turn signal & Back up lamp ■ License plate lamp ■ High mounted stop lamp (1) Tail lamp (BULB type) (2) Stop and tail lamp (BULB type) (3) Stop lamp (LED type) (4) Stop and tail lamp (LED type) ( ...