TPMS KIA SPORTAGE 2020 User Guide

What to do in an emergency
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Changing a tire with TPMS
If you have a flat tire, the Low Tire
Pressure telltale will come on. Have
the flat tire repaired by an authorized
Kia dealer as soon as possible or
replace the flat tire with the spare
tire.
Each wheel is equipped with a tire
pressure sensor mounted inside the
tire behind the valve stem. You must
use TPMS specific wheels. It is rec-
ommended that you always have
your tires serviced by an authorized
Kia dealer. Even if you replace the low pressure
tire with the spare tire, the Low Tire
Pressure telltale will remain on until
the low pressure tire is repaired and
placed on the vehicle.
After you replace the low pressure
tire with the spare tire, the TPMS
malfunction indicator may illuminate
after a few minutes because the
TPMS sensor mounted on the spare
wheel is not initiated.
Once the low pressure tire is inflated
again to the recommended pressure
and installed on the vehicle or the
TPMS sensor mounted on the
replaced spare wheel is initiated by
an authorized Kia dealer, the TPMS
malfunction indicator and the low tire
pressure telltale will turn off within a
few minutes of driving.
If the indicator has not disappeared
after a few minutes of driving, please
visit an authorized Kia dealer.
If an original mounted tire is replaced
with the spare tire, the TPMS sensor
on the replaced spare wheel should
be initiated and the TPMS sensor on
the original mounted wheel should be
deactivated. If the TPMS sensor on
the original mounted wheel located in
the spare tire carrier still activates,
the tire pressure monitoring system
may not operate properly. Have the
tire with TPMS serviced or replaced
by an authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION- Repair Agents
Never use a puncture-repairing
agent not approved by Kia torepair and/or inflate a low pres-sure tire. The sealant notapproved by Kia may damagethe tire pressure sensor.

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What to do in an emergency
You may not be able to identify a low
tire by simply looking at it. Always
use a good quality tire pressure
gauge to measure the tire's inflation
pressure. Please note that a tire that
is hot (from being driven) will have a
higher pressure measurement than a
tire that is cold (from sitting station-
ary for at least 3 hours and driven
less than 1.6 km (1 mile) during that
3 hour period).
Allow the tire to cool before measur-
ing the inflation pressure. Always be
sure the tire is cold before inflating to
the recommended pressure.
A cold tire means the vehicle has
been sitting for 3 hours and driven for
less than 1.6 km (1 mile) in that 3
hour period.
Never use tire sealant if your vehicle
is equipped with a Tire Pressure
Monitoring System. The liquid
sealant can damage the tire pres-
sure sensors. The TPMS cannot alert you to
severe and sudden tire damage
caused by external factors such as
nails or road debris.
If you feel any vehicle instability, immediately take your foot off the
accelerator, apply the brakes grad-
ually and with light force, and slow-
ly move to a safe position off the
road.✽ ✽ NOTICE - Protecting TPMS
Tampering with, modifying, or dis-
abling the Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS) components may
interfere with the system's ability to
warn the driver of low tire pressure
conditions and/or TPMS malfunc-
tions. Tampering with, modifying,
or disabling the Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (TPMS) compo-
nents may void the warranty for
that portion of the vehicle.

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Index
Seat belts ........................................................................\
3-20Care of seat belts ........................................................3-33
Pre-tensioner seat belt ................................................3-28
Seat belt precautions ..................................................3-31
Seat belt restraint system ............................................3-20
Smart cruise control with Stop & Go system ................5-88 Limitations of the system..........................................5-102\
Smart Cruise Control cancelled ..................................5-94
Smart Cruise Control speed ........................................5-90
Smart cruise control switch ........................................5-90
To adjust the sensitivity of smart cruise control ......5-101
To convert to cruise control mode ............................5-102
Vehicle to vehicle distance setting ..............................5-95
When the lane ahead is clear ......................................5-96
When there is a vehicle ahead of you in your lane ....5-97
Smart key ......................................................................4-\
12 Battery replacement ....................................................4-17
Loss of the smart key ..................................................4-16
Record your key number ............................................4-12
Smart key function ......................................................4-12
Smart key immobilizer system ..................................4-18
Smart key precautions ................................................4-16
Steering wheel ..............................................................4-58 Electronic Power Steering (EPS) ................................4-58
Heated steering wheel ................................................4-60
Horn ........................................................................\
....4-61
Tilt and telescopic steering ........................................4-59 Storage compartments ................................................4-171
Center console storage ..............................................4-171
Glove box ..................................................................4-171
Luggage box.............................................................\
.4-172
Sunglass holder ........................................................4-172
Two types of luggage board levels ..........................4-173
Theft-alarm system ........................................................4-20 Armed stage ................................................................4-20
Disarmed stage ............................................................4-21
Theft-alarm stage ........................................................4-21
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ......................6-8 Changing a tire with TPMS ........................................6-12
Check tire pressure.....................................................\
...6-8
Low tire pressure position telltale ..............................6-10
Low tire pressure telltale ............................................6-10
Tire specification and pressure label ............................8-12
Tires and wheels ....................................................7-46, 8-5 All season tires ............................................................7-58
Checking tire inflation pressure ..................................7-47
Low aspect ratio tire ..................................................7-59
Radial-ply tires ............................................................7-59
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures................7-46
Snow tires....................................................................7-58\
Summer tires ..............................................................7-58
Tire care ......................................................................7-\
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