Kia Sportage: Finish damage repair

Third generation SL (2010â€“2016) / Kia Sportage SL Owners Manual / Maintenance / Appearance care / Exterior care / Finish damage repair

Deep scratches or stone chips in the painted surface must be repaired promptly. Exposed metal will quickly rust and may develop into a major repair expense.

If your vehicle is damaged and requires any metal repair or replacement, be sure the body shop applies anti-corrosion materials to the parts repaired or replaced.

Finish maintenance

Washing To help protect your vehicleâ€™s finish from rust and deterioration, wash it thoroughly and frequently at least once a month with lukewarm or cold water. If you use your vehicle for off-ro ...

Bright-metal maintenance

To remove road tar and insects, use a tar remover, not a scraper or other sharp object. To protect the surfaces of brightmetal parts from corrosion, apply a coating of wax or chrome preserv ...

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AUX(Auxiliary) Jack: Repair procedures
Removal 1. Remove the knob. Remove the floor console upper cover (A) using the appropriate tool. (Refer to the BD group - "Console") 2. Loosen screws (2EA) and remove the floor console tray ( ...

Parking light position
When the light switch is in the parking light position (1st position), the tail, license and instrument panel lights will turn ON. ...

Kia Sportage: Finish damage repair

Finish maintenance

Bright-metal maintenance

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