Kia Sportage: Recommended engine coolant
- When adding coolant, use only deionized
water or soft water for your vehicle
and never mix hard water in the
coolant filled at the factory. An
improper coolant mixture can result in
serious malfunction or engine damage.
- The engine in your vehicle has aluminum
engine parts and must be protected
by an ethylene-glycol with
phosphate based coolant to prevent
corrosion and freezing.
- DO NOT USE alcohol or methanol
coolant or mix them with the specified
coolant.
- Do not use a solution that contains
more than 60% antifreeze or less than
35% antifreeze, which would reduce
the effectiveness of the solution.
For mixture percentage, refer to the following
table.
WARNING
Engine coolant reservoir
cap
Do not remove the
engine coolant reservoir
cap when the
engine and radiator are hot. Scalding hot
coolant and steam may blow out under
pressure causing serious injury.
Changing the coolant
Have the coolant replaced by an authorized
Kia dealer.
CAUTION
Put a thick cloth around the radiator cap
before refilling the coolant in order to
prevent the coolant from overflowing
into engine parts such as the alternator.
WARNING
Coolant
- Do not use engine coolant or antifreeze
in the washer fluid reservoir.
- Radiator coolant can severely obscure
visibility when sprayed on the windshield
and may cause loss of vehicle
control or damage the paint and body
trim.
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Checking the brake fluid level
Check the fluid level in the reservoir
periodically. The fluid level should be
between MAX and MIN marks on the
side of the reservoir.
Before removing the re
Checking the washer fluid level
The reservoir is translucent so that you
can check the level with a quick visual
inspection.
Check the fluid level in the washer
fluid reservoir and add fl
Replacing air cleaner filter
Operation
Pull up the lever (1) on the air cleaner
cover and release the lock.
Rotate the fixed lever on the filter and
loosen the lock.
Repla
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The power liftgate will close automatically
by doing one of the following:
When the liftgate is opened, press and
hold the power liftgate open / close
button. The liftgate will close automatically
and the warning chime will
sound.
Press the power liftgate open/close
button until th
After the vehicle stops, when an
approaching vehicle from the rear area
is detected as soon as a passenger
opens a door, Safe Exit Warning will
warn the driver with a warning message
and an audible warning to help prevent
a collision.
CAUTION
Warning Timing may vary depending on
the spe