Kia Sportage: Rustproof treatment after assembly
Body sealing
Apply body sealer where necessary.
Applying rustproof material
Apply rustproofing material (wax, oil, etc.) behind welded area.

Applying undercoat
Apply undercoat on the body where necessary.
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1. Place the lift blocks under the support points as shown in the
illustration.
2. Raise the hoist a few inches and rock the vehicle to be sure it is firmly
supported.
3. Raise the hoist to fu
Body shell
The body consists of the body shell, frame and cross members, etc, welded
together. This provides safety, durability,
noise protection, rustproofing and vibration proofing of the vehicl
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Description and Operation
Description
The Seat Belt Pretensioners (BPT) are installed inside Center Pillar (LH &
RH). When a vehicle crashes with a
certain degree of frontal impact, the pretensioner seat belt helps to reduce the
severity of injury to the front seat
occupants by ref
Depress the brake pedal and the
unlock button when shifting.
Press the unlock button when
shifting.
The shift lever can be shifted
freely
Automatic transmission operation
The automatic transmission has 8 forward
speeds and one reverse speed.
The individual speeds are selected automat