When is the 2019 Sportage drive belt inspected?
First at 60,000 miles or 72 months. Then every 12,000 miles on the turbo chart, or every 15,000 miles on the non-turbo chart.
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2019 Kia Sportage
2019 Sportage drive belt is inspected first at 60,000 miles. The turbo chart then inspects it every 12,000 miles. Replace it when it cracks or loses tension.
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Turbo | First inspect at 60,000 miles (100,000 km) or 72 months, then every 12,000 miles (20,000 km) or 24 months. |
| Non-turbo | First inspect at 60,000 miles (96,000 km) or 72 months, then every 15,000 miles (24,000 km) or 24 months. |
| Replacement | The footnote says the drive belt should be replaced when cracks occur or tension is reduced. |
Source: owner's manual / last verified 2026-10-16 (2019 Sportage owner's manual, QL, U.S. English, downloaded from ownersmanual.kia.com. Recommended lubricants and the normal maintenance schedules. (opens in a new tab)).
Difficulty, time, and cost are estimates when this guide gives them. Torque is a cited figure, or it is left off.
Main source: 2019 Sportage owner's manual, QL, U.S. English, downloaded from ownersmanual.kia.com. Recommended lubricants and the normal maintenance schedules. (opens in a new tab), Kia Motors America, published 2018-06-25, read 2026-10-16.
Torque wrench
No tensioner torque is printed.
| Item | Figure | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Turbo | First inspect at 60,000 miles (100,000 km) or 72 months, then every 12,000 miles (20,000 km) or 24 months. | Turbo maintenance schedule |
| Non-turbo | First inspect at 60,000 miles (96,000 km) or 72 months, then every 15,000 miles (24,000 km) or 24 months. | Non-turbo maintenance schedule |
| Replacement | The footnote says the drive belt should be replaced when cracks occur or tension is reduced. | Schedule footnotes |
First at 60,000 miles or 72 months. Turbo repeats every 12,000 miles. Non-turbo repeats every 15,000 miles.
That is the printed replacement rule. No length is added.
Spark plugs are on the spark plug guide. No belt-routing figure is redrawn.
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No tensioner torque is printed.
First at 60,000 miles or 72 months. Then every 12,000 miles on the turbo chart, or every 15,000 miles on the non-turbo chart.
When cracks occur or tension is reduced. That is the footnote, not a fixed mile replacement.
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