Kia Sportage: Tires and wheels / Tire traction maintenance
Tire traction
Tire traction can be reduced if you drive on worn tires, tires that are improperly
inflated or on slippery road surfaces. Tires should be replaced when tread wear
indicators appear. Slow down whenever there is rain, snow or ice on the road, to
reduce the possibility of losing control of the vehicle.
Tire maintenance
In addition to proper inflation, correct wheel alignment helps to decrease tire
wear. If you find a tire is worn unevenly, have your dealer check the wheel alignment.
When you have new tires installed, make sure they are balanced. This will increase
vehicle ride comfort and tire life. Additionally, a tire should always be rebalanced
if it is removed from the wheel.
When replacing the metal wheels for any reason, make sure the new wheels are
equivalent to the original factory units in diameter, rim width and offset.
A wheel that is not the correct size may adv ...
This information identifies and describes the fundamental characteristics of
the tire and also provides the tire identification number (TIN) for safety standard
certification. The TIN can be use ...
Other information:
The brightness of the instrument panel illumination is changed by pressing the
illumination control button (“+” or “-”) when the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop
button is ON, or the taillights are turned on.
If you hold the illumination control button (“+” or “-”), t ...
Warning Lamp Activation
Warning Lamp Behavior after Ignition
On
As soon as the operating voltage is applied to the SRSCM ignition input, the
SRSCM activates the warning lamp for a LED lamp check.
The lamp shall turn on for 6 seconds during the initialization ...