Kia Sportage: Vehicle break-in process
No special break-in period is needed. By following a few simple precautions for the first 1,000 km (600 miles) you may add to the performance, economy and life of your vehicle. • Do not race the engine. • Do not maintain a single speed for long periods of time, either fast or slow. Varying engine speed is needed to properly break-in the engine. • Avoid hard stops, except in emergencies, to allow the brakes to seat properly. • Avoid full-throttle starts.
Vehicle handling instructions
As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly
may result in loss of control, an accident or vehicle rollover. Specific design
characteristics (higher ground cleara ...
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Maximum allowable speeds
The following tables show the maximum
speeds that are possible with each different
gear.
Never exceed the speed limit listed in the
following table for each gear position
except for brief acc ...
If your vehicle goes off the edge of the pavement
• If your vehicle goes off the edge of the pavement, slow down, but
avoid severe brake application, ease the vehicle back onto the
pavement only after reducing your speed. Do not turn the steering ...
Installation of child restraint systems by use of
lower and tether anchorages (LATCH)
- Child restraint systems and seatbelts
can become hot in a vehicle
that has been closed up in sunny
weather; they could burn a small
child. Check the child restraint
system before you p ...
