Kia Sportage: Replacing body panels
Replacing body panels
Codes for disassembling and assembling body panels

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Most body parts are spot welded. In order to disassemble the damaged area, it
is best to disassemble the spot
welded area from the body frame using a spot cutter or candle type edge drill
bit. Do
1. Commercial spot welding machines do not perform
as well as the machines used in the manufacturing
process. When spot welding, increase the number
of spot welds by 30% (1.3 times the original num
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Component Location
Rear glass defogger relay
Rear glass defogger switch
Rear glass defogger
Rear Glass Defogger Printed Heater
Repair procedures
Inspection
CAUTION
Wrap tin foil around the end of the voltmeter test lead to prevent damaging the heater line. Ap
Operating HomeLink
1) Operating HomeLink
Press and release the desired programmed
HomeLink button (1, 2 or 3).
NOTICE
The HomeLink indicator (7) should light
green, solid or flashing, and your programmed
device should operate.
If your device does not operate, the
HomeLink prog