Kia Sportage: General Information

Kia Sportage Third generation (SL) - (2011-2016) - Service and Repair Manual / Steering System / General Information

 Driving on grades

Reduce the speed and shift to a lower gear before you start down a long or steep downgrade. If you don't shift down, you might have to use your brakes so much that they would get hot and no longer operate efficiently. On a long uphill grade, shift down and reduce your speed to around 45

 Starter Relay

Repair procedures Inspection 1. Remove the fuse box cover. 2. Remove the starter relay (A). 3. Using an ohmmeter, check that there is continuity between each terminal. 4. Apply 12V to terminal 85 and ground to terminal 86. Check for continuity between terminals 30 and 87. 5. If ther