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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Repair procedures
Inspection
Remove the overhead console lamp assembly then check for continuity between terminals. If the continuity is not as specified, replace the map lamp switch.
Ground
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Door (-)
Battery (+)
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Removal
1. Disconnect the negat
Reverse Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist malfunction
A: Check Parking Safety system
When Reverse Parking Collision-Avoidance
Assist or other related functions
are not working properly, the warning
message will appear on the cluster, and
Reverse Parking Collision-Avoidance
Assist will tu