Kia Sportage: Memory fuse

Your vehicle is equipped with a memory fuse to prevent battery discharge if your vehicle is parked without being operated for prolonged periods. Use the following procedures before parking the vehicle for prolonged periods.

1.Turn off the engine.

2.Turn off the headlights and tail lights.

3.Open the driver’s side panel cover and pull out the memory fuse.

✽ NOTICE

• If the memory fuse is pulled out from the fuse panel, the warning chime, audio, clock and interior lamps, etc., will not operate. Some items must be reset after replacement. Refer to “Battery” in this section.
• Even though the memory fuse is pulled out, the battery can still be discharged by operation of the headlights or other electrical devices.