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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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
Scheduled maintenance service precaution
Follow the Normal Maintenance Schedule
if the vehicle is usually operated
where none of the following conditions
apply. If any of the following conditions
apply, follow the Maintenance Under
Severe Usage Conditions.
Repeated driving short distance o