Kia Sportage: Driving your vehicle / Winter driving

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Owners Manual / Driving your vehicle / Winter driving

Severe weather conditions in the winter result in greater wear and other problems. To minimize the problems of winter driving, you should follow these suggestions:

Snowy or icy conditions

Highway driving

Tires Adjust the tire inflation pressures to specification. Low tire inflation pressures will result in overheating and possible failure of the tires. Avoid using worn or damaged tires which may r ...

Snowy or icy conditions

To drive your vehicle in deep snow, it may be necessary to use snow tires or to install tire chains on your tires. If snow tires are needed, it is necessary to select tires equivalent in size and ...

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Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Service Manual: Description and operation

Description Fuel filler door lock/unlock switch There is no seprate lock/unlock switch for fuel filler door. It is operated in association with lock/unlock of all doors by power door lock switch and keyless entry transmitter/smart key transmitter. System Configuratio ...

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Owners Manual: How to use the Smart Power Liftgate

The liftgate can be opened with notouch activation satisfying all the conditions below. After 15 seconds when all doors are closed and locked Positioned in the detecting area for more than 3 seconds. ✽ NOTICE The Smart Power Liftgate does not operate when: - The smart key is detec ...