Kia Sportage: Driving your vehicle / Winter driving

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2026) 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 ...

Other information:

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2026) Owners Manual: Tire and loading information label

The label located on the driver's door sill gives the original tire size, cold tire pressures recommended for your vehicle, the number of people that can be in your vehicle and vehicle capacity weight. Vehicle capacity weight: 970 lbs (440 kg) Vehicle capacity weight is the maxi ...

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2026) Service Manual: 26 Brake Control Solenoid Valve (26/B_VFS) Specifications

Specification Item Specification Control type N/L (Normal Low) Control pressure (kpa (kgf/cm², psi)) 0 - 1569.06 (0 - 16, 0 - 227.57) Currency (mA) 0 - 1100 ...