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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Operating conditions
Smart Cruise Control will operate when
the following conditions are satisfied.
Basic function
The gear is in D (Drive)
The driver's door is closed
EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) is not
applied
Your vehicle speed is within the operating
speed range
When
Your vehicle is equipped with driver's
and front passenger's pre-tensioner seat
belts (retractor pre-tensioner and EFD
(Emergency Fastening Device)).
The pre-tensioner
seat belts may be
activated, when a frontal collision is
severe enough, together with the air
bags.
When the ve
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