Kia Sportage: Tie-down hook (for flatbed towing)

Third generation SL (2010–2016) / Kia Sportage SL Owners Manual / What to do in an emergency / Towing / Tie-down hook (for flatbed towing)

Emergency towing precautions

Turn the ignition switch to ACC so the steering wheel isn’t locked. Place the transaxle shift lever in N (Neutral). Release the parking bake. Press the brake pedal with more force than usual ...

Maintenance

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Other Information:

ESC operation
ESC ON condition When the ignition is turned ON, ESC and ESC OFF indicator lights illuminate for approximately 3 seconds, then ESC is turned on. Press the ESC OFF button for at least half a s ...

Manual transaxle operation
The manual transaxle has 6 forward gears. This shift pattern is imprinted on the shift knob. The transaxle is fully synchronized in all forward gears so shifting to either a higher or a lower gea ...