DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (4WD)
For Safe Four-Wheel Drive Operation
• You must learn how to corner in a
4WD vehicle as soon as possible.
Do not rely on your experience in
WARNING
•
Your vehicle allows you to drive in
on-road and off-road conditions.
-
Four Wheel Drive
conventional
2WD vehicles in
Driving across the contour of
steep hills can be extremely
dangerous. This danger can
come from slight changes in the
wheel angle which can destabi-
lize the vehicle or, even if the
vehicle is maintaining stability
under power, it can lose that
stability if the vehicle stops its
forward motion. Your vehicle
may roll over without warning
and without time for you to cor-
rect a mistake that could cause
serious injury or death.
•
However, do not try to drive in deep
standing water, mud, or over steep
hills.
choosing safe cornering speed.You
must drive more slowly.
• Drive off-road carefully because
your vehicle may be damaged by
rocks or roots of trees. Become
familiar with the off-road conditions
you are going to drive before you
start.
•
When you are driving up or down
hills drive as close to straight up
and down the hill as possible. Use
extreme caution in going up or
down steep hills, since you may flip
your vehicle over depending on the
grade, terrain and water/mud con-
ditions.
CAUTION
Do not grab inside of the steer-
ing wheel when you are driving
off-road. Your arm may be hurt
by a sudden steering maneuver
or from steering wheel rebound
due to impact with objects on
the ground.This may cause you
to lose steering wheel control.
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| Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Sorento Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2006 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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