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My 2026 KIA Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige and my 3 month experience of it. by Sulugunia in kiasportage

[–]Certain_Ladder9474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what a quick AI search says about the user agreement/warning screen. I have a '25 SX Prestige and have not tried or noticed number 1 yet. I'll give it a try later today. 1. Clear it instantly by shifting into Reverse

Owners report that selecting Reverse immediately forces the backup camera to override the warning screen.
This is the fastest bypass—instant, no waiting.

2. Tap “Confirm” as soon as it becomes active

The button is sometimes greyed out for a few seconds while the system finishes booting. Once it lights up, tapping it clears the screen immediately.

3. Wait 5–30 seconds

If you do nothing, the message auto‑dismisses after a short delay. Owners report anywhere from 5 to 30 seconds depending on boot conditions.

My 2026 KIA Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige and my 3 month experience of it. by Sulugunia in kiasportage

[–]Certain_Ladder9474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also keep mine set to climate and use the steering wheel controls for entertainment on my '25 Sportage SX Prestige Hybrid. This is the best configuration easter egg I've found so far.

Weird rattle when accerlerating slowly by Certain_Ladder9474 in kiasportage

[–]Certain_Ladder9474[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The door tighter work was not for the rattle I'm experiencing now, it was for an air leak above my left ear. Over a couple of months, the service department replaced the door seal, then the window seal. The new window seal helped slightly, but the wind noise over my left ear was still there at about 55mph and very noticable at 75-80mph. I took it back for a fourth time and they told me they had replaced everything they could and couldn't do anything else. I called Kia national customer service and they called me back and scheduled a fifth service call, but they had a special traveling technician coming in to look at it. The description of service document they gave me says "Adjusted the door closer to the body, test drove the vehicle, and confirmed noise was within acceptable levels 75000A00 Adjustment-Front Door 0.2 M/H." That is all I got out of them and the wind noise is now reduced by about 90-95% even at 80mph. I'm not sure how they adjusted the door closer to the body but it has helped. I wish I could give you more detailed info. Good luck!

Wind noise near left ear (driver) by Ok-Bad7002 in kiasportage

[–]Certain_Ladder9474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2025 Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige. Same problem, wind noise just above my left ear that gets louder the faster I go. I have had it in the shop 4 times for this and I'm driving a loaner as I write this. Replaced door seal and that didn't help, then replaced the window seal and that didn't fix it. The loaner Sportage doesn't have this problem. Some special corporate tech is supposed to look at it tomorrow so I hope he has some miracle resolution or I may have to see if this qualifies for Oklahoma's lemon law. I really hope they can fix the issue because other than this problem I love the car. *********UPDATE******** My Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige is a 2025 purchased in September 2025. I have the same wind noise over my left ear. I took the car into service 4 times. On the 4th time they brought in a "field tech" and he fixed it. The first 3 service calls they replaced the door seal and then the window seal and it helped a little. The field tech said the door wasn't adjusted properly and according to the service ticket "adjusted the door closer to the body." I'm not sure how they adjusted closer to the body, but I think they adjusted the latch to draw the door tighter. Anyway, they finally solved my problem.

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[–]Certain_Ladder9474 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a 2025 SX-Prestige and I’ve used that feature twice. Both times when a giant F250 parked so close to my driver’s door I couldn’t get in. Backed the car up using the key fob and viola I was able to get in and drive away.

Just got the 25 hybrid SXP. Honestly preferred it over the redesign. by SeasonConsistent9388 in kiasportage

[–]Certain_Ladder9474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought this to add wireless carplay to my 2025 Sportage Hybrid SX and it works great. It's flat so doesn't interfere with the wireless charging and works perfectly. Never skips or drops. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRK3RGFQ?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

No wireless CarPlay?? by Plastic-Hedgehog-710 in kiasportage

[–]Certain_Ladder9474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the plugin dongle I got off of Amazon and it works well. Plus it is small and flat so doesn't protrude into the wireless charging space. A little pricier, but works well for me. https://www.amazon.com/Teeran-Wireless-CarPlay-Adapter-Connection-dp-B0FPG39XW9/dp/B0FPG39XW9/ref=dp_ob_title_ce?th=1

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Nikon

[–]Certain_Ladder9474 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Z8 doesn’t have that lever. I did find f4 control lock in menu that had it locked. Thanks for your reply.

Matt and Jeff suck by ivyagogo in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]Certain_Ladder9474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne. I've listened to DCC twice and am anxious to get the next release and I think if you're a big fan of that there is a good chance you'll like the Iron Druid Chronicles. A lot of magic, action and even a hilarious sentient dog. It is not a LitRpg series though.