2019 KIA SPORTAGE Owners Manual

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58\
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
• Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
• Instrument Cluster Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
• LCD Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
• Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-70
• Transaxle Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73
LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
• LCD Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
• Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
• User Settings Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77
Trip modes (Trip computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
• Trip Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83\
• Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
• Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-85
• Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
• One time driving information mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
• Turn By Turn Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
• LDWS Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
• A/V Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
87
• Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
• Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
• Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
Rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
• Operation of the rear parking assist system . . . . . . 4-108
• Non-operational conditions of rear parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
• Rear parking assist system precautions . . . . . . . . . 4-110
• Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
• Operation of the parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
• Non-operational conditions of parking assist system. . 4-114
• Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• High beam operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
• High Beam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
• Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
• Check headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
• AFLS (Adaptive Front Lighting System) . . . . . . . . 4-124
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Front windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
• Rear window wiper and washer switch. . . . . . . . . . 4-127
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Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Automatic turn off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
• Liftgate room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
• Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
• Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
• Headlight (Headlamp) escort function . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
• Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
• Pocket lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
• Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
• Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
• Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
• Air Conditioning refrigerant label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
• Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
• Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 4-145
• Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-146
• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
• Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154 • Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and
compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
• Air Conditioning refrigerant label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-155
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-156
• Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-156
• Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-157
• Defogging logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-158
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-160
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
• Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
• Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16\
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• Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
• Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162
• Two types of luggage board use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-163
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
• Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
• Bottle holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
164
• Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-165
• Air ventilation seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-166
• Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
166
• Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-167
• USB charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-168
• Wireless smart phone charging system . . . . . . . . . . 4-169
• Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-172
• Floor mat anchor (s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-172
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• Luggage net holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-173
• Cargo security screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-174
Exterior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-175
• Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17\
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Features of your vehicle
Record your key number
The key code num-
ber is stamped on
the key code tag
attached to the key
set. Should you
lose your keys, this number will
enable an authorized Kia dealer to
duplicate the keys easily. Remove
the key code tag and store it in a safe
place. Also, record the key code
number and keep it in a safe place,
but not in the vehicle.
Key operations
• Used to start the engine.
Used to lock and unlock the doors.
To unfold the key, press the release button then the key will unfold auto-
matically. To fold the key, fold the
key manually while pressing the
release button.
FOLDING KEY
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CAUTION
Do not fold the key withoutpressing the release button.This may damage the key.
WARNING - Aftermarket
key
Use only Kia original parts for
the ignition key in your vehicle.
If an aftermarket key is used,
the ignition switch may not
return to ON after START. If this
happens, the starter will contin-
ue to operate causing damage
to the starter motor and possi-
ble fire due to excessive current
in the wiring.

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Door Lock (1)
1. Close all doors, engine hood andliftgate.
2. Press the lock button(1).
3. All doors and liftgate will lock. The hazard warning lights will blink
once.
4. If the lock button is pressed once more within 4 seconds, the hazard
warning lights will blink and the
horn will sound once.
5. Make sure that doors are locked by checking the door lock button inside
or pulling the outside door handle.
Door Unlock (2)
1. Press the unlock button(2).
2. The driver's door will unlock. Thehazard warning lights will blink two
times.
3. Press the unlock button(2) twice within 4 seconds and all doors and
liftgate will unlock. The hazard
warning lights will blink two times.
✽ ✽NOTICE
You can activate or deactivate the
Two Turn Unlock function.
Refer to "User settings" in this
chapter.
WARNING- Ignition key
(smart key)
Never leave the keys in your
vehicle with unsupervised chil-
dren. Leaving children unat-
tended in a vehicle with a man-
ual ignition key or a smart key
is dangerous. Children copy
adults and they could place the
key in the ignition switch or
press the start button. The key
would enable children to oper-
ate power windows or other
controls, or even make the vehi-
cle move, which could result in
serious bodily injury or death.
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Features of your vehicle
Liftgate unlock (3)
The liftgate is unlocked if the button
is pressed for more than 1 second.
Also, once the liftgate is opened and
then closed, the liftgate will be locked
automatically.
For Power Liftgate Only:
The Power Liftgate will open if the
button is pressed for more than 1
second. Also, once the liftgate is
opened and then closed, the liftgate
will be locked again automatically.
❈For detailed information refer to the
"Power liftgate" in this chapter.
Panic (4)
The horn sounds and hazard warn-
ing lights flash for about 27 seconds
if this button is pressed for more than
0.5 second. To stop the horn and
lights, press any button on the trans-
mitter.
Transmitter precautions
The transmitter will not work if any
of following occur:
- The ignition key is in the ignitionswitch.
- You exceed the operating dis- tance limit (about 30 feet [10 m]).
- The battery in the transmitter is weak.
- Other vehicles or objects may be blocking the signal.
- The weather is extremely cold.
- The transmitter is close to a radio transmitter such as a radio sub-
station or an airport which can
interfere with normal operation of
the transmitter.

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When the transmitter does not workcorrectly, open and close the door
with the ignition key. If you have a
problem with the transmitter, con-
tact an authorized Kia dealer.
If the transmitter is in close proxim- ity to your mobile phone, the signal
could be blocked by your mobile
phones normal operational signals.
This is especially important when
the phone is active such as making
and receiving calls, text messag-
ing, and/or sending/receiving
emails. Avoid placing the transmit-
ter and your mobile phone in the
same pants or jacket pocket and
always try to maintain an adequate
distance between the two devices.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the keyless entry system is inoper-
ative due to exposure to water or liq-
uids, it will not be covered by your
manufacturer’s vehicle warranty.
Battery replacement
The transmitter uses a 3 volt lithium
battery which will normally last for
several years. When replacement is
necessary, use the following proce-
dure.
1. Insert a slim tool into the slot and
gently pry open the transmitter
center cover.
2. Replace the battery with a new battery (CR2032). When replacing
the battery, make sure the battery
is positioned correctly.
3. Install the battery in the reverse order of removal.
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CAUTION - Transmitter
Keep the transmitter away fromwater or any liquid as it canbecome damaged and not func-tion properly.

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Features of your vehicle
For replacement transmitters, see an
authorized Kia dealer for transmitter
reprogramming.
The transmitter is designed to giveyou years of trouble-free use, how-
ever it can malfunction if exposed to
moisture or static electricity. If you
are unsure how to use your trans-
mitter or replace the battery, contact
an authorized Kia dealer.
Using the wrong battery can cause the transmitter to malfunction. Be
sure to use the correct battery.
To avoid damaging the transmitter, don't drop it, get it wet, or expose it
to heat or sunlight.
An inappropriately dis- posed battery can be
harmful to the environment
and may cause harm to
human health. Dispose the
battery according to your
local law(s) or regulation.Immobilizer system
(if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with an
electronic engine immobilizer system
to reduce the risk of unauthorized
vehicle use.
Your immobilizer system is com-
prised of a small transponder in the
ignition key and electronic devices
inside the vehicle.
With the immobilizer system, when-
ever you insert your ignition key into
the ignition switch and turn it to ON,
verifies if the ignition key is valid.
If the key is determined to be valid,
the engine will start.
If the key is determined to be invalid,
the engine will not start.
CAUTION - Transmitter
damage
Do not drop, wet or expose the keyless entry system transmit-ter to heat or sunlight.