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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OBD-II review
1. Overview
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) began regulation of On Board
Diagnostics (OBD) for vehicles sold in
California beginning with the 1988 model year. The first phase, OBD-L required
monitoring of the fuel metering
system, Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)
Air bags may not deploy in certain
low-speed collisions where the air bag
would not add any benefit beyond the
protection already offered by the seat
belts.
Front air bags are not designed to
inflate in rear collisions, because
occupants are moved backward by
the force of the imp
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