Family Adventures Redefined: The 2024 Kia Carnival

Modern Kias are safer than ever before. Below is a rundown of the excellent Kia safety features to be found as standard or optional in Kia's 2024 models. Forward Collision Warning With this feature, while driving, your car is constantly observing the road ahead, calculating the risk of collision with vehicles, pedestrians, and other potential obstacles. If a collision threat arises, such as the car ahead suddenly slowing, you'll receive a clear instant warning, both audibly and visually, helping you to react in time to avoid an accident. Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist Should you fail to respond immediately to a detected collision threat, your car will apply the emergency brakes with the appropriate amount of force to avoid or at least mitigate the impact. This computerized system, which never drops its guard, often has superior reflexes to a human driver, who might be distracted at the moment a threat arises. Lane Departure Warning Accidentally wandering into a neighboring lane is a potential hazard on long drives when you might become drowsy. By constantly monitoring the lane markers, your car knows if you start to drift to one side. You'll then receive a clear alert to ensure you steer back into a safer position. Vehicle Stability Management If you ever encounter a rough, bumpy, or wet patch of the road, your traction is kept firm by the vehicle's stability management system, which uses cameras to observe the road and automatically makes necessary adjustments to the steering and brakes. This reduces your risk of skidding. Tire Pressure Monitoring System The quality of a car's tires and their inflation is a huge factor in road safety. With the Tire Pressure Monitoring System, your car measures the pressure inside each tire and lets you know if the PSI inside any tire becomes too low or too high. You can then release or add air before the improper inflation causes a problem. Highway Driving Assist and Highway Driving Pilot These sophisticated features allow your car to drive automatically on stretches of the highway, accelerating and braking to keep a predetermined distance from the vehicle ahead while also steering itself to stay safely centered in the lane. If you wish to change lanes, you can simply use the indicator to signal your intention. Your car will then safely change lanes, all the while monitoring your blind spots and distances from other cars. Enjoy a test drive of your preferred Kia model today at Courtesy Kia in Altoona, PA. Our friendly staff will be happy to give you a tour of these and many more safety features; nothing beats seeing them in action on the road.

Regular Kia maintenance fixes minor issues that develop over time, preventing them from worsening and creating more serious problems. As your Kia dealer, all our maintenance is performed by Kia-trained technicians using Kia-approved replacement parts. We want to tell you about a few examples of the types of maintenance we offer. Engine Diagnostics An engine diagnostic is used to identify issues affecting engine performance. Your Kia contains numerous sensors, each connected to an important component. The sensors provide information to your computer on system health and performance. They are very sensitive and can detect minute changes with their connected component and instantly inform your computer. The computer then triggers the check engine light. Your computer logs the problem with an error code. Our technicians connect an ODB II scanner to your computer, which lists all error codes. These codes are compared to the code list for your Kia model, and they help pinpoint the source of the problem. This saves time, as the technicians can immediately focus on the problem and repair it. Radiator Hose Replacement The radiator is the center of your Kia's cooling system. Engine heat is absorbed by fast-moving coolant and transferred to the radiator. Once inside the radiator, the hot coolant enters rows of thin metal tubes and is cooled by airflow through the grille. The radiator is connected to the cooling system by two thick, reinforced rubber hoses. The hoses are engineered to withstand high temperatures for sustained periods, as hot coolant can easily reach temperatures above 300 F. As time passes, the hoses will lose flexibility, resulting in cracking. The cracks will expand and deepen, eventually causing a leak. As coolant leaks, your engine temperature will rise, and it could overheat. We'll test the hoses and replace them if required. Cabin Air Filter Replacement The cabin air filter collects pollen, dirt, and other minute debris to prevent it from entering the cabin. It also filters any remaining contaminants from the air blown into your cabin by the AC. As time passes, the filter will become blocked, and you'll notice a musty smell in the cabin. If you or your passengers have allergies, they can be triggered by the unfiltered air in the cabin. This air filter usually needs replacement after 15,000 miles, but this can be reduced if you regularly drive in dusty conditions, as this causes the filter to clog faster. Our technicians can speedily fix this issue by replacing the dirty filter, and you'll notice an immediate improvement in air quality. Book your maintenance today by contacting our service department at Courtesy Kia in Altoona, PA.

When you need a small vehicle to navigate city streets and zip into the tightest parking spots, but your family needs plenty of room for its various activities, a compact crossover will always be the best option. However, if you're also committed to using renewable energy, you really can't beat the 2024 Kia Sportage Plug-In Hybrid. Even the base model is packed with remarkable standard features. Design There are only two trim levels in the 2024 Sportage Plug-In Hybrid lineup, the X-Line and X-Line Prestige. There's really no need for additional trims because even the base model on this line has so many incredible standard features. For instance, both trims have a smart power liftgate and a stunning panoramic sunroof with a power sunshade. The cargo area has a generous 40 cubic feet of storage space, plus more in the dual-level cargo floor, including a sturdy cover. Kia designed this Sportage to ensure the whole family will be comfortable on even the lengthiest journeys. The lower X-line model's standard features include heated front seats, a dual-zone climate control system with rear AC vents, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a 10-way power-adjustable driver's seat with 2-way power lumbar support. The higher X-Line prestige models have standard ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel, an 8-way power-adjustable front passenger seat, and driver's seat memory. Performance Both trim levels have a 1.6-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine and a Full Parallel Hybrid System. The electric motor provides 89 hp and 224 lb-ft of torque by itself, while the engine delivers 177 hp and 195 lb-ft of torque. Combined, they offer 261 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. Remote Engine Start is also included for this trim. A 6-speed automatic transmission is standard, as well. It has four driving modes from which you can choose: Normal, Smart, Sport, and Snow. The AWD hybrid model has a 2,000-pound maximum towing capacity with trailer brakes and can tow up to 1,653 pounds without them. This model also has a 34-mile driving range. Technology A 6-speaker audio system with AM/FM stereo and SiriusXM satellite radio is standard in the line's lowest trim level. A huge 12.3-inch touchscreen display with navigation anchors the standard infotainment system, which includes wireless Bluetooth connectivity for multiple devices, Android Auto, and Apple CarPlay. The front row has access to a USB-C charging port, a USB media port, and a wireless phone charger. The second row has two USB-C charging ports. Safety Kia has installed valuable standard driver's aid and safety technology in even the line's base model, such as: Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist Parallel Exit Blind Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist Rear Park Distance Warning Lane Departure Warning Lane Keeping Assist Lane Following Assist Intelligent Speed Limit Assist Driver Attention Warning with Leading Vehicle Departure Alert Swing by Courtesy Kia in Altoona, PA to explore all of the 2024 Sportage's many exceptional features.