Kia Sportage: Automatic transaxle

Third generation SL (2010–2016) / Kia Sportage SL Owners Manual / Driving your vehicle / Automatic transaxle

Good driving practices

Never take the vehicle out of gear and coast down a hill. This is extremely hazardous. Always leave the vehicle in gear. Don't "ride" the brakes. This can cause them to overheat ...

Automatic transaxle operation

The automatic transaxle has 6 forward speeds and one reverse speed. The individual speeds are selected automatically, depending on the position of the shift lever. ✽ NOTICE The first few ...

Other Information:

Battery: Description and Operation
Description 1. The maintenance-free battery is, as the name implies, totally maintenance free and has no removable battery cell caps. 2. Water never needs to be added to the maintenance-free b ...

Main fuse and multi fuse
If the main fuse and multi fuse is blown, it must be removed as follows: 1.Disconnect the negative battery cable. 2.Remove the nuts shown in the picture above. 3.Replace the fuse with a new one o ...