Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 94

Features of your vehicle
WARNING
僅 Never leave children or animals unat-
tended in your vehicle. Children may
operate the power tailgate. Doing so
can result in injury to themselves or
others and can damage the vehicle.
僅 Make sure that there are no people or
objects in the path of the power tail-
gate or smart tailgate prior to use.
Serious injury, damage to the vehicle
or damage to surrounding objects (for
example, walls, ceilings, vehicles, etc.)
may result if contact with the tailgate
occurs.
ONQ5031354L
- A: 70 cm
- B: 70 cm
僅 A tailgate covered with snow or
equipped with heavy objects (e.g. bike
racks, ladders) may not be opened;
with the tailgate open, it may be acci-
dentally closed, causing injuries to
anyone around the vehicle.
僅 Do not open the tailgate if the tailgate
is covered with snow or equipped with
heavy objects.
僅 Make sure to remove snow and heavy
objects before opening the tailgate.
僅 Never intentionally place any object or
part of your body in the path of the
power tailgate to make sure the auto-
matic reverse feature operates. Seri-
ous injury, or damage to the vehicle or
object may occur.
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CAUTION
僅 For safety, before attempting to open
or close the tailgate, make sure the
vehicle is in P (Park, Automatic trans-
mission) or N (Neutral, Manual trans-
mission) with the parking brake
applied.
僅 Do not close or open the tailgate man-
ually. This may cause damage to the
power tailgate. If it is necessary to
close or open the tailgate manually
when the battery is discharged or dis-
connected, do not apply excessive
force.
僅 Do not operate the power tailgate
more than 10 times continuously
when the engine is not running. Use
the power tailgate with the engine
running when the power tailgate is
used repeatedly to prevent battery
discharge.
僅 Do not leave the power tailgate open
for a long period of time. This may
drain the battery.
僅 Do not apply excessive force when
the power tailgate is operating. Doing
so could result in vehicle damage.
僅 Do not grab or hold on to the tailgate
support struts at any time. Damage to
the tailgate support struts could
result. Deformation of the tailgate
support struts may cause vehicle
damage and personal injury may
occur.
ONQ5031013L
僅 Do not modify or repair any part of
the power tailgate by yourself. This
Power tailgate