Kia Sportage: Special driving conditions / Smooth cornering

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2026) 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 (2015-2026) Service Manual: Description and operation

Description BSD is a system that uses two magnetic wave radar sensors attached on the rear panel to measure the distance from the vehicle in the back and senses and sets off (visual and auditory) alarms for any vehicle coming into the blind spot. – ...

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2026) Service Manual: Description and operation

Description Evaporative Emission Control System prevents fuel vapor stored in fuel tank from vaporizing into the atmosphere. When the fuel evaporates in the fuel tank, the vapor passes through vent hoses or tubes to the canister filled with charcoal and the canister temporar ...