Kia Sportage Questions & Answers (page 2 of 6)

I don't have an answer for your problem, but maybe you could try the Kia Forum?

https://www.kia-forums.com/australia/

Sometimes they have brand specific usful info.

was it a hot day?

there a way to reset all of the electronics by turning the car on and off and leaving the key in accesories for a number of hours or something like that I cant remember exactly now Maybe an honest auto electrician could tell you, or even Kia service centre?

did u change it properly, like the manual says?Or did you do it the way most people change a battery, like in the past ?It matters You have to follow the earthing instructions exactly and did you get a battery that Kia advises, not a shop, It matters The shops will tell you its the right battery when its not at all ..

I had the same issue and you need to have the technicians trace a cable that gets caught between dash and firewall. Should be covered under warranty but takes a while to find and diagnose.

Not sure what mapping issue you are referring too, can u advise.

from cold start between 70&80 kph a series of jerks and vehicle labouring in gear coming up to say a roundabout once vehicle reaches operating temp problem gone apart from a frightening couple of thuds at a 110kph on one trip

I have a similar issue with my 2016 sportage diesel. Kia has initiated 3 sotftware updates so far which are supposed to have fixed the problem. They have certainly improved the issue, but it’s sill there at low speeds, around 50kph. Doesn’t do it all the time and Kia say they can’t do anything until they see the problem and get some data downloaded while it’s happening. Problem is it is intermittent so difficult to get it to do it while they have their computer connected. Very frustrating given that I have had this problem for 2 years now and still not fixed. They won’t even try until they get data. Very disappointing!

no fix available as yet, our MY19 sportage diesel 8 speed auto is constantly shutting down for a sec or so at any speed. Also idles very rougly - lots of surging and hunting.

Thank you for your response I thought I was the only KIA customer who had experienced this problem, I,M NOT GOING MAD after all. It is all very annoying when the so called motoring experts test these vehicles they do not elaborate on these problems, how much are they paid to keep quite to let the sales roll on, makes you wonder.

I don’t believe so, as it is a safety sign. You must acknowledge that using the screen while driving can be dangerous and pushing it acknowledges you understand and can’t hold Kia liable for using it while driving. I think in Mazda’s it disappears after a while, but not in the Kia.

My navigation warning message comes up at first too. However is disappears within a few seconds. I will check my manual tomorrow to see if there are any settings.

My message stays there until i agree. Doesnt go off

None, just do it. Comfortable, excellent road manners. Hint, set the engine power at normal. And use unleaded 95, as recommended.

I've had mine 2 years, diesel, hasn't missed a beat. Comfy, great height and vision, good acceleration and fuel economy. Couldn't be happier, except it would be great if the servo's dropped the price of fuel a bit, but with great economy it balances out.

If you want an audible speed alert, it hasn't got one. I just traded up from the Cerato to the Sportage and this car doesn't have an audible speed alert, which is very disappointing. The Cerato had one.

Sorry, can't help
The only time I had a car with erratic problems was a Ford XR 6, it was caused by a faulty battery. The XR6 was only 12 months old. One feature of my KIA is the battery is sealed and has a 2 year warranty. Find a specialist battery retailer to check it.

Not that I’m aware of. Wouldn’t be an option as it’s a safety item. Maybe just use the 4 click half indicator instead.

Shelley, I checked the car instruction manual and went through the settings in the car. I could not find any reference to changing the indicators sound in either. Regards Arthur Rennick

It's not possible, you'll need to buy an AWD model

Sorry, can't help.

Thanks, it magically started working again thank goodness

On ours,its so you can here the reverse sensors beeping

After 7 years of kia sportage diesel ownership, I have never felt it do a regeneration and never saw any lights on the dash light up. So i am assuming it is one of the best designed DPF around or because its a euro 5 engine and australia didnt require that rating until 2016 it was switched off.