Driving tips
USING FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE
Driving on snow- or Ice-cov-
ered roads (“4WD LOCK” for
full-time 4WD operation)
Driving in sand or mud (“4WD
LOCK”for full-time 4WD opera-
tion)
WARNING - Traction
Make sure that no one stands in
front of or behind the tires when
materials are placed under the
tires to get more traction. The
tires may cause loose materials
to fly out from under the vehicle,
potentially causing serious bod-
ily injury or death.
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Use snow tires. See “Tires” in this • Avoid sudden braking, acceleration
section for more information. or steering. These actions can
cause your vehicle to get stuck in
the sand or mud.
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Keep
between yourself and other vehi-
cles.
an
adequate
distance
• Drive at low speeds whenever pos-
sible.
•
Avoid sudden braking, acceleration
or steering. These actions can • You may need to get out of your
cause your vehicle to lose traction.
vehicle at times to check road con-
ditions.
• If you get stuck in the sand or mud,
try placing stones, wood or other damage, overheating, transaxle dif-
similar materials under the tires to ferential or transfer case damage or
get traction, or move forward and
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NOTICE
Prolonged rocking may cause engine
failure and tire damage.
backward
unstuck.
repeatedly
to
get
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| Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Sportage Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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