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) Owners Manual: Good braking practices

WARNING Whenever leaving the vehicle or parking, always come to a complete stop and continue to depress the brake pedal. Move the shift lever into the P (Park) position, then apply the parking brake, and place the Engine Start/Stop button in the OFF position. Vehicles with the parking brake ...

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2026) Service Manual: Components and components location

Component Location 1. Body control module (BCM) 2. Rear glass defogger switch (Manual Type) 3. Rear glass defogger switch (Audio Type) 4. Rear glass defogger switch (AVN Type) 5. Rear glass defogger ...