Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 496

Maintenance
Compact spare tyre replacement
(if equipped)
A compact spare tyre has a shorter tread
life than a regular size tyre. Replace it
when you can see the tread wear indica-
tor bars on the tyre. The replacement
compact spare tyre should be the same
size and design tyre as the one provided
with your new vehicle and should be
mounted on the same compact spare
tyre wheel. The compact spare tyre is
not designed to be mounted on a regu-
lar size wheel, and the compact spare
tyre wheel is not designed for mounting
a regular size tyre.
WARNING
To reduce the chance of serious or fatal
injuries from an accident caused by tyre
failure or loss of vehicle control:
僅 Replace tyres that are worn, show
uneven wear, or are damaged. Worn
tyres can cause loss of braking effec-
tiveness, steering control, and trac-
tion.
僅 Do not drive your vehicle with too little
or too much pressure in your tyres.
This can lead to uneven wear and tyre
failure.
僅 When replacing tyres, never mix radial
and bias-ply tyres on the same car.
You must replace all tyres (including
the spare) if moving from radial to
bias-ply tyres.
僅 It is best to replace all four tyres at the
same time. If that is not possible, or
necessary, then replace the two front
or two rear tyres as a pair.
Replacing just one tyre can seriously
affect your vehicle's handling.
僅 Using tyres and wheels other than the
recommended sizes could cause
unusual handling characteristics and
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poor vehicle control, resulting in a
serious accident.
僅 Wheels that do not meet Kia's specifi-
cations may fit poorly and result in
damage to the vehicle or unusual
handling and poor vehicle control.
僅 The ABS works by comparing the
speed of the wheels. The tyre size
affects wheel speed. When replacing
tyres, all 4 tyres must use the same
size, type, construction and tread pat-
tern originally supplied with the vehi-
cle. Using tyres of a different size can
cause the ABS (Anti-lock Brake Sys-
tem) and ESC (Electronic Stability
Control) to work irregularly.
CAUTION
When replacing the tyres, recheck and
tighten the wheel nuts after driving
about 50 km (31 miles) and recheck
after driving about 1,000 km (620
miles). If the steering wheel shakes or
the vehicle vibrates whilst driving, the
tyre is out of balance. Align the tyre bal-
ance. If the problem is not solved, con-
tact a professional workshop. Kia
recommends to visit an authorised Kia
dealer/service partner.
NOTICE
We recommend that when replacing
tyres, use the same originally supplied
with the vehicles. If not, that affects driv-
ing performance.
Wheel replacement
When replacing the metal wheels for any
reason, make sure the new wheels are
equivalent to the original factory units in
diameter, rim width and offset.
Tyres and wheels