Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 105

Features of your vehicle
僅 For emergency stop while power lift-
gate operating, press the power lift-
gate open/close button shortly.
僅 Press the power liftgate close button
when the liftgate is opened.
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The liftgate will close automatically.
Power liftgate non-opening con-
ditions
The power liftgate will not open auto-
matically, when the vehicle is moving
more than 2 mph (3 km/h).
NOTICE
The chime will sound continuously if you
drive over 2 mph (3 km/h) with the lift-
gate opened. Stop your vehicle immedi-
ately at a safe place and check if your
liftgate is opened.
CAUTION
Do not operate the power liftgate more
than 5 times continuously.
It may damage the power liftgate sys-
tem. If the spindle is strained due to con-
tinuous operation, the chime will sound
3 times and the power liftgate will not
operate. At this time, stop operating the
liftgate and leave it for more than 1 min-
ute.
NOTICE
僅 The power liftgate can be operated
when the engine is not running. How-
ever the power liftgate operation con-
sumes large amounts of vehicle
electric power. To prevent the battery
from being discharged, do not oper-
ate it excessively e.g.: more than
approximately 10 times repeatedly.
僅 To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the power lift-
gate in the open position for a long
time.
僅 Do not modify or repair any part of
the power liftgate by yourself, visit an
authorized Kia dealer.
僅 When jacking up the vehicle to
change a tire or repair the vehicle, do
not operate the power liftgate. This
could cause the power liftgate to
operate improperly.
僅 In cold and wet climates, the power
liftgate may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.
Automatic reversal
During power opening and closing if the
power liftgate is blocked by an object or
part of the body, the power liftgate will
detect the resistance.
僅 If the resistance is detected while
opening the liftgate, it will stop and
move in the opposite direction.
僅 If the resistance is detected while clos-
ing the liftgate, it will stop and move in
the opposite direction.
However, if the resistance is weak such
as from an object that is thin or soft, or
the liftgate is near the latched position,
the automatic stop and reversal may not
detect the resistance. If the automatic
reversal feature operates continuously
more than twice during opening or clos-
ing operation, the power liftgate may
stop at that position. At this time, check
if there are no objects near the liftgate,
and operate the liftgate automatically
again.
Power liftgate
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