California Perchlorate Notice - Kia Sportage 2024 Owner's Manual

Maintenance
trol. It may present a fire risk under
certain conditions.
Your vehicle is equipped with a catalytic
converter emission control device.
Therefore, the following precautions
must be observed:
僅 Use only UNLEADED FUEL for gaso -
line engines.
僅 Do not operate the vehicle when there
are signs of engine malfunction, such
as misfire or a noticeable loss of per -
formance.
僅 Do not misuse or abuse the engine.
Examples of misuse are coasting with
the ignition off and descending steep
grades in gear with the ignition off.
僅 Do not operate the engine at high idle
speed for extended periods (5 min -
utes or more).
僅 Do not modify or tamper with any
part of the engine or emission control
system. All inspections and adjust -
ments must be made by an autho -
rized Kia dealer.
僅 Avoid driving with an extremely low
fuel level. Running out of fuel could
cause the engine to misfire, damaging
the catalytic converter.
Failure to observe these precautions
could result in damage to the catalytic
converter and to your vehicle. Addition -
ally, such actions could void your war -
ranties.
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California perchlorate notice

California perchlorate notice
Perchlorate Material-special handling
may apply, See https://dtsc.ca.gov/per -
chlorate
Notice to California Vehicle Dismantlers:
Perchlorate containing materials, such
as air bag inflators, seatbelt pre-tension -
ers and keyless remote entry batteries,
must be disposed of according to Title
22 California Code of Regulations Sec -
tion 67384.10 (a).