Kia Sportage: Check battery and cablesWinter puts additional burdens on the battery system. Visually inspect the battery and cables as described in section 7. The level of charge in your battery can be checked by an authorized Kia dealer or a service station.
Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant
Change to "winter weight" oil if necessarySpecifications
Specifications
ItemSpecificationsTransmission typeA6LF2Engine modelGasoline 2.0 T-GDITorque converter type3-element, 1-stage, 2-phase typeTorque converter sizeO236 mm (9.2913 in.)Oil pump systemP ...
Four Wheel Drive (4WD) transfer mode selection
When the 4WD LOCK mode is deactivated, a shock may be felt as the drive power
is delivered entirely to the front wheels. This shock is not a mechanical failure.
CAUTION - Normal road conditio ...