Kia Sportage: Special driving conditions / Smooth cornering

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Owners Manual / Driving your vehicle / Special driving conditions / Smooth cornering

Avoid braking or gear changing in corners, especially when roads are wet. Ideally, corners should always be taken under gentle acceleration. If you follow these suggestions, tire wear will be held to a minimum.

Rocking the vehicle

If it is necessary to rock the vehicle to free it from snow, sand, or mud, first turn the steering wheel right and left to clear the area around your front wheels. Then, shift back and forth betwe ...

Driving at night

Because night driving presents more hazards than driving in the daylight, here are some important tips to remember: Slow down and keep more distance between you and other vehicles, as it ma ...

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Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Service Manual: Fuel Pressure Sensor (FPS) Description and operation

Description The fuel pressure sensor (FPS) is installed on the top of the low pressure fuel pump and measures the pressure in the low pressure fuel line.Based on the fuel pressure measured by the FPS and the amount of fuel consumed, the fuel pump control module (FPCM) determ ...

Kia Sportage QL (2015-2025) Service Manual: Instrument Cluster Repair procedures

Removal • Put on gloves to protect your hands. • When removing with a flat-tip screwdriver or remover, wrap protective tape aro ...