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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Component Replacement After Deployment
NOTE
Before doing any SRS repairs, use the GDS Pro to check for DTCs. Refer to the Diagnostic Trouble Code list for repairing of the related DTCs.
When the front airbag(s) deployed after a collision, replace the following items.
SRSCM
Deployed
Engine Room Junction Block
Fuse Name/Fuse Rating/
Circuit Protected
MULTI FUSE-1
Motor Driven Power Steering1/ 80A/ Motor Driven
Power Steering Unit
COOLING FAN/ 60A/ Cooling
Fan Controller
EPB3/ 60A/ ESP
(Electronic Stability Program) Control Modul