Kia Sportage: 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 clearance, track, etc.) give this vehicle a higher center of gravity than other types of vehicles. In other words they are not designed for cornering at the same speeds as conventional 2-wheel drive vehicles. Avoid sharp turns or abrupt maneuvers. Again, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control, an accident or vehicle rollover. Be sure to read the “onpavement” and “off-road” driving guidelines, in section 5 of this manual.
How to use this manual
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If the Engine Overheats
The engine could overheat temporarily under severe driving conditions. If the
engine coolant temperature gauge indicates overheating during driving: 1) Turn off
the air conditioner, if equipped. 2 ...
Door key unlocking/locking
Unlocking the doors
Turn the key in the door cylinder to unlock the driver’s door only. All
other doors will remain locked.
Locking the doors
Turn the key in the door cylinder to lock the driver ...
System fault
If a fault is detected in the HDC system, an HDC
warning will be displayed in the message
centre.
If the fault is detected while the system is
operating, HDC will then fade out.
If a fault is det ...