I understand the 2 spots on top and the stow away spot under the floor. Why would you move it to the spot just on top of the floor? It sounds like a useless spot.

@lynnebarkas6906

3 күн бұрын

Depend what your carrying.

That’s a very clever solution to the cover being in the way more than it’s useful. First thing I’ve always done with those covers is take them out and put them in the garage. Then they sit there till I sell the car

@cdnmetelhead4013

4 ай бұрын

Same

Knew about this and have taken advantage of it often. Thanks for the tutorial and great job, Peter.👍💯

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I have a 2017 KIA Sportage and will be checking out the storage area for the cover today. Thank you for this video.

Very helpful, thanks. I've purchased two Sportages and I'm very impressed with the features, attention to detail and equipment ranges. I had a Vauxhall before the Sportages and in my opinion there is no comparison. Kia cars are the real deal, Vauxhalls you pay (over the odds) for the badge.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Kia's have come a long ways! They're great value vehicles with great features! Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much for the useful lecture given on the cargo rear cover. It was useful to me.

Did not know about the under floor stowage in my 2019 Tucson. Thanks for the additional info Peter!

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I like your feature where if you lose your key, you can start the car with a USB plug. KIA has thought of everything!

Not the first tip from you I've found helpful with my recently purchased Kia Niro 3 EV - thanks. My wife's small wheelchair, even when folded in the boot/trunk, prevents the cargo cover being installed, and it sat unwanted in our front porch. Now it is stored safely in the car, available to be used if it should be needed - much more satisfactory. BTW, my son purchased the same car a year ago, and was about to purchase a trickle charger lead for around £250 when I told him about the spare wheel space you mentioned in one of your videos. He investigated and found the trickle charge lead supplied with the car that he did not know was there!

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Oh man! I'm glad I could help, I'm sorry that you didn't have this information earlier! Thanks for watching!

Thanks! Bought a new Sorento yesterday. Having fun learning all about it.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Feel free to subscribe, we'll have all kinds of videos to help you learn!

Thanks for these tips they’re always helpful. 😊

Helpful. Thank you. Didn’t know.

Great explanation! Do you have any videos showing Kia Carnival cargo mats and/or cargo trays?

Wow! Super helpful. I didn't know about the lower storage feature under the floor in my Sportage. Thanks.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'm glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!

@steffenrosmus9177

2 жыл бұрын

??? Where do American buyers buy their cars? At an car dealer in Europe you get and app 1 hr instruction when you buy a new car and you can read the manual (mostly stored in the glove box, if you are able to read)

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

@@steffenrosmus9177 When we deliver a vehicle here, we allow the customer to take as much or as little time as they want with us. I promise you that your dealer didn't show you everything that I could have shown you, and it's entirely possible to get great instruction, read every page in the owner's manual, and still not retain every piece of information. Let's give people a bit of a break, and not criticize too much.

Neat, wish all such covers has those options.

Thank you for your tutorial coz i didn't know that there's more a lot of options great job 👏 👍

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for that. 1st thing I did when buying the car was to remove this and put in garage as not required while I own the vehicle. Dealership were not aware of this underfloor storage.

Good job with this video. Do you know which 2024 Kia Seltos models include a cargo cover?

Just bought a 2024 Kia Sorento Hybrid, I never knew about the handy trick. Thanks.

You're always bring something new and practical. I've a question for you on my 2023 hybrid sx prestige the woofer speaker on the trunk it's not working and no body from kia dealerships know how to make it work. Do you? Sal

I have learned so much from your videos because my 2022 Kia Sportage EX did not have any. Do you know where I can purchase them? The downloaded version is too small for my eyes to read. Thanks in advance and will check out more of your videos. Looking for how to start your vehicle from my key fob 🤞💙

I love it! currently it is stored in my garage taking up space that I need for other projects.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think there are a lot of these stored in garages or basements that could be in the car! Thanks for watching!

So, the big secret is that you can move it to other positions, the reason for which is not clear, or you can hide it away and forget about it under the floor ? Glad I watched now.

@gordonrobb

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. They didn’t cover the fact that I can take it off and put it in my garage 😂

@reckley

2 жыл бұрын

I've been hiding mine under a blanket. I feel such a fool now!

@reckley

2 жыл бұрын

or I could have put it in Gordon Robb's garage.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of people didn't know about the under floor location. A lot of people didn't realize that it had multiple positions at all. I just made the video to do my job to help people, I'm not sure if it's fair to fault me that it doesn't help you.

@MrB3ngy

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrantfordKia what the point of putting it in the lower position?

I have owned a Hyundai Tucson Highlander in Australia since new and i never knew about the underneath storage. Thank you

I knew about all of those except for the under-floor one. Though, I do also use those sides for other things... pull the side floor panel out, and that is the perfect size to keep a gallon of washer fluid from flying all over the place.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Great tip! Thanks for sharing!

Very useful. Thank you. I didn’t know this

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

Do the headrests on the new kia sportage ajust forwards and backwards .??or just up and down

Great, works on my 2018 Sorento L thanks🙂

Very cool!!! Thanks so much!!!!❤

I didn’t know you could stow it underneath the floor on the Niro Hybrid, thanks for that Peter 👍

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found this useful! Thanks for watching!

I have a ‘17 Tucson and was familiar with this. Kudos to our local sales team.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yeah, a good sales team should know this, but they don't always have time to point out every single possible feature when they're delivering the vehicle. My own dad didn't know that his car did this until well after he bought his car, and I was pretty thorough in going over the features of his car.

Very helpful. Thank you

Wow that was three minutes of my life I will never get back. 😂

Own a 2018 Kia Sportage LX AWD, did not know of that feature. Thank you for the education.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Feel free to subscribe, we plan all kinds of simple videos like this to try to help people get more understanding and enjoyment from their vehicles!

SWEET! I am gonna check that out today! I have a KIA SORENTO! I am glad I found your channel & subscribed to you. Looking forward to find out more things for my SUV! THANKS!!

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and subscribing! We have a lot more to come!

@Tinkerbean18

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrantfordKia I have a 2016 KIA SORENTO SXL & a 2016 KIA SPORTAGE they are two of the BEST vehicles I have owned! Excited to learn more.

I just tried it on my 2019 Soento and it worked perfectly..Thanks!

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

Great option so that the cover can be onboard even when unused and available to utilise and not be left at home

Very useful bit of info

I have a toyota rav4, and it has that cargo cover and the hidden compartment. I'll tell you, with all the neat little hidden features the only one that I love the most is the fact that my fishing poles fit perfect down in that hidden compartment! I also modified the clips that clip on to the back seat headrests to be a little tighter so I can toss a pole on top of that. my tackle box fits perfect down the hidden compartment also. NEVER buy a vehicle your poles won't fit in! words of wisdom :)

Thanks. Never knew out the "hidden" recessed storage under the lift door. 🤟🏼🖖🏼

Very helpful Thank you

cool! Thanks Peter!

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Had no idea! But also have a Niro PHEV so 50/50 for me. Great tips!

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Niro PHEV has that 12 Volt battery there, so it doesn't make space for this.

How cool is that! Thx!

Thanks for the tips. Very helpful. My 2024 Sportage Hybrid did not come with a cover. Can get one at Amazon for $99.

Cool very helpful for my granddaughter 😮

DI have a 2019 Santa Fe and would like to know if that floor panel come out? Something got spilled on mine and I would like to take it out to clean it.

Very cluey and ingenious.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know what cluey means, but I agree with the ingenious part! :)

Very useful piece of information

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

My friend just purchased a 2019 Sorento, I have to check his cargo area to see if it has the hidden storage area or not.

Genius. I had no idea!

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Sweet! I'm glad this helped!

I have the 2022 Kia Niro Hybrid, so would you recommend this accessory in case of accident? I don't want to think about totaling my car but some people 😕 drive like their in Nascar so it's a just in case thing. How much is this accessory?

You explain great I would love if you could explain to the Haifa Israel Telcar branch how to explain to a customer who buys a Kia

Hov about Kia Ev 6, does it work the same way?

2022 Niro hybrid , should my petrol access lock when the car is locked?

Is there a cargo cover that will cover the entire cargo area when the back seats are folded down?

Thank you

I feel so honoured and privileged to have this new found knowledge shared with me. It has made me a far better person. I now feel so free and at ease with my inner self. One with nature and my fellow travellers. Someday soon I may decide to take up Buddhism travel to the Himalayas and become a monk. All because of my new found knowledge of a cargo cover.

Hidden panel? Great Idea! My 2010 X3 Cargo Cover has been in my storage unit since day 1.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

I've taken a lot of heat for this video from people thinking that I shouldn't have bothered with filming this, so thanks for recognizing that this is useful, and maybe a helpful video.

I just bought a 2023 Hyundai Kona. Can I get one of these retractable covers to replace the non-retractable, non-tuckable, non-foldable one that came with the car? I have to look for the little square holes. And by the way, snarksters, not everybody has a garage.

Yes I knew about this feature. I have the 2016 Sorento SX with the hidden storage spot.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Have a 2019 santa fe and my blind has lived under the floor since I purchased new as I use all of the 7 seats, btw other than the under floor square holes , there are only the two under the window, no holes above the floor

Nice. I love this sort of stuff. I would say why are these tips not in the manuals but they just may be… (Not everyone reads cover to cover…😁)

I love these secret of the car videos. Really handy stuff.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

We have a lot more videos like this coming! Feel free to subscribe!

@zooks3894

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrantfordKia im a subsciber 👍

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

@@zooks3894 Awesome! Thanks!

Can it be placed under the floor cover if you have a full size spare?

very helpful, didn't know you could store your cover out of site.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm finding out that a lot of people didn't know this! Thanks for watching!

Awesome. I have seen some photos of models of the Sportage that have a storage space instead of the spare tire. Do you know which models have this? or is it an add-on option?

@fliptriproll1527

10 ай бұрын

My spare tire is underneath the storage tray. Have you tried lifting it out?

In Australia the Sportage comes with a full size spare so can't stick it under the load cover. I wish i could as it now just lives in a corner in the garage.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Ah! yes. I'm hearing from a lot of Australians who can't do this because of the full-size spare.

I got a 2007 with 3rd row seat, and with this slide shade in place you can't pull up 3rd row seat because it hits.. have to take out until you fold 3rd row down..

Nope. Not in my 2020 Kia Soul EX. I can remove the back cargo cover and place it under the movable floor, if I lay it on an angle. Works for me.

My 2013 Sorento does all but the underfloor position

I have just bought a 2nd hand KIA Optima estate. Can you show me simply how to remove the cover, please?

It was very helpful.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

I guess I'm not a smart arse like some of your f***wit know-it-alls, but appreciate the reveal. If I am carrying a lot of gear where the luggage profile goes above the cargo cover, its nice to know I can store the cover under the floor and not bury it in my garage, never to be found again. Thanks, for taking the time to make the video 👍

My question is, are these features in the owners manual, if they are then it is proof the people don't read the manual? They only consult it to do some lookup if there is a problem when the car won't start.

Remeber, this trunk curtain has two purpose: 1- hise stuff for potential thieves; 2- retain stuff in case of an accident. Even at mid speed, you'll be suprised how stuff fly around in a car and you'll be suprised what velocity can do to "harmless" things lie a tissue box...

I don't know what that mounting spot is for ABOVE the storage spot though.

My 2015 Santa Fe has below floor storage with no panel removal required. Dealer showed me when I took delivery(new) Had a 2007 Subaru Forester before with no storage for cover - a real pain.

Are all of these features described in the owner's manual?

Cool video, but I had already worked out everything pointed out. Unfortunately, here in New Zealand, our Sportages are optioned with a full size alloy spare wheel and the cargo cover will not fit under the deck.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Ah! Yes, we film in Canada. Things may not be the same everywhere in the world.

@megancollins6026

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this comment! I couldn’t work out why mine didn’t fit and his does with his spare wheel. I shall stop trying to make it fit now hahaha

Great to know.

Thanks for this video but the spare tire doesn't allow the cargo to fit! I have this problem with KIA Sportage 2021!

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

In Canadian vehicles, the cargo cover will still fit, but we have a space saving spare tire. If you're from somewhere else, it may be different.

Why don’t Kia customers know this. 1. They don’t read the handbook 2 there’s no mention of it in the handbook. Forgetting that. This is great design solutions.

I did know from Evolution. On the niro EV the cover has to be turned so that the pull out side is facing the front of the car.

I have a 2012 Sportage and I cannot get the cargo cover bar out which limits that space.

This is all very exciting.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! I don't know if exciting is the word!

Underfloor storage doesn't work on the 2023 Australian SX+ version of the Sportage - the full size spare takes up too much space.

I just checked my 2020 UK Niro Hybrid. There are no extra holes for mounting or storage of the cargo cover. Under the boot flap there is space for a full size spare wheel and a tool tray either side.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Ah. We don't have the full width spare here. That might change things!

My car is a 2017 Kia Sportage GT line and i cannot lower the bottom boot floor nor can I store the cover below it as it's hitting the spare wheel. FYI the spare wheel is 245 45 R19

Perfect

Where is the 12-volt battery in the 2022 Sportage Hybrid?

well dang that's 🔥

What size is the width of cargo. I have one that fits 56” across.

Wow! Amazing

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! I can sense the sarcasm. Thanks for watching!

I have worked for kia for years and did not this. It’s a great way to move it out if the way if need be while traveling or without storing it in the garage to collect dust.

Any secrets for the 1st gen (BL) Kia Sorento?

Wow how amazing. Thing is nothing already known here

Sadly my PHEV does not do this, however, I check my '08 Toyota Highlander and it does! I never knew that.. lol

Knew about this, and in fact, it's one of the main reasons I purchased a Kia Optima, for the load cover stow-ability. Something not even my Ford Mondeo or Skoda superb could even do!

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! We only have the Optima sedan here, so we have never seen this in an Optima.

@zooks3894

2 жыл бұрын

The kia optima wagon is very stylish and european looking.

@BrantfordKia

2 жыл бұрын

@@zooks3894oh yeah! I've seen it in pictures and I feel like it was the best looking version of the vehicle!

@zooks3894

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrantfordKia i agree! Its a smart looking vehicle.

Cool