Kia Sportage: Vehicle identification number (VIN)
Frame number
The vehicle identification number (VIN) is the number used in registering your vehicle and in all legal matters pertaining to its ownership, etc.
The number is punched on the floor under the front passenger seat. To check the number, open the carpet flap.

VIN Label
The VIN is also on a plate attached to the top of the dashboard. The number on the plate can easily be seen through the windshield from outside.
Recommended SAE viscosity number
Vehicle certification labelESC Control Module: Components and Components Location
Components
1. Front - left tube2. Rear - right tube3. Rear - left tube4. Front - right tube5. MC26. MC17. ESC control module(HECU)8. Damper9. Bracket
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Driving on grades
Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you start down a long or steep
downgrade. If you don’t shift down, you might have to use your brakes so much that
they would get hot and no longer o ...