Contemporary vehicles have more and more options and even though they provide us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not all the time simple to operate. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Kia Sportage, depending on its options, it can be tricky to know precisely how to start a Kia Sportage? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem evident to many of you, dependant upon the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. Today we will show you the several techniques to start a Kia Sportage with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Kia Sportage with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Kia Sportage with key?

So we commence our content page which is meant to learn you how to start a Kia Sportage, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find below the various steps to be executed to turn on the engine of your Kia Sportage:

  • Determine the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Kia Sportage that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they mean don’t hesitate to consult our content page on orange lights on Kia Sportage to learn the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Kia Sportage starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Kia Sportage,

How to start a Kia Sportage with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Kia Sportage with key or will teach you you how to do it for a Kia Sportage equipped with a key card and not a key. The process is roughly the same, so don’t hesitate to return back to the previous section to have details on each of the steps to do. Learn down below the steps to follow to start your Kia Sportage with a card:

  • Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Kia Sportage is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is generally located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally positioned on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Kia Sportage

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Kia Sportage

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How do I start a Kia Sportage without a key?

And finally, we will see, how to start a Kia Sportage without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Kia Sportage is newer than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to turn on it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Kia Sportage).

There, you’ve discovered all the ways to start a Kia Sportage.

If you need more guides on the Kia Sportage, go to our Kia Sportage category.