Kia Sportage: Hood
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The hood serves as a cover for the
engine compartment.
Open the hood if maintenance work
needs to be performed in the engine
compartment or if you need to look at
the compartment.
Opening the
The hood warning message will appear
on the LCD display when hood is open.
The warning chime will operate when
the vehicle is being driven at or above 2
mph (3 km/h) with the hood open.
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If your temperature gauge indicates
overheating, you experience a loss of
power, or hear a loud pinging or knocking,
the engine will probably be too hot.
If this happens, you should:
Pull off the road and stop as soon as it
is safe to do so.
Shift the gear to P (Park) and set the
par
*1. The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller
adult sits in the front passenger
seat, the system may recognize him/her as a child depending on his/her physique
and posture.
*2. Do not allow children to ride in the front passenger seat. When a larger
child who h
Opening the hood
