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
Removal
1. Disconnect the brake fluid level switch connector, and remove the
reservoir cap.
2. Remove the brake fluid from the master cylinder reservoir with a syringe.
CAUTION
Do not spill brake fluid on the vehicle,
After parking the vehicle, apply the Electronic
Parking Brake (EPB) to prevent
the vehicle f r om being moved by the
external force.
Applying the parking brake
Applying the parking brake with EPB switch
Depress the brake pedal.
Pull up the EPB switch.
Make sure the warning light co