Kia Sportage: Battery
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Keep the battery securely mounted.
Keep the battery top clean and dry.
Keep the terminals and connections
clean, tight, and coated with petroleum
jelly or terminal grease.
Rinse any s
Your vehicle has a maintenance-free,
calcium-based battery.
If the battery becomes discharged in a
short time (because, for example, the
headlamps or interior lights were left
on while the
For proper maintenance, safety, and
maximum fuel economy, you must
always maintain the recommended
tire pressures and stay within the
load limits and weight distribution
recommended for your vehi
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Installation
1. Install the balance shaft chain. (Refer to Lubrication system in this
group)
2. Install the crankshaft chain sprocket (B) and the timing chain oil jet
(A).
Tightening torque:
7.8 ~ 9.8N.m (0.8 ~ 1.0kgf.m, 5.8 ~ 7.2lb-ft)
3. Set the crankshaft so that the key (A) of cranksh
Conventional cluster (Type A)
Full LCD cluster (Type B)
* The actual cluster in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.
Tachometer
Speedometer
Engine coolant temperature gauge
Fuel gauge
Odometer
Distance to empty
Transmission shift indicator
Outside temperature gau
For best battery service
