2007 Kia Sorento Owners Manual

Driving tips
Driving downhill
Avoid  turns   that  take  you   across  the
incline  of  the  hill.  A  hill  that’s  not  too
steep to drive down  may be too steep to
drive  across. You  could  roll over  if  you
don’t drive straight down.
Never go  downhill with  the clutch  pedal
depressed. This is called “free-wheeling.”
Your brakes  will have  to do all  the work
and could overheat and fade.
WARNING - Downhill
Going downhill can be considerably more
dangerous than  driving uphill. When off-
roading takes you downhill, you’ll want to
consider  many of  the  same  things you
thought about before  you went uphill. As
a brief reminder, those include:
Before beginning  to go  downhill, it
is  critical that  you  ensure  that  no
cargo  can  shift forward  while  you
are heading downhill. Such shifting
could either endanger you and your
occupants,  or  interfere   with  your
ability to control the vehicle.
How  steep is  the  downhill?  Will I  be
able to maintain vehicle control?
What’s   the   surface   like?  Smooth?
Rough?  Slippery?  Hard-packed  dirt?
Gravel?
WARNING - Wheel locking
WARNING - Braking
Avoid braking so hard that you lock
the wheels  when going downhill.  If
your  front  wheels are  locked,  you
can’t steer your vehicle.
Are  there  hidden  surface  obstacles?
Ruts? Logs? Boulders?
What’s  at  the  bottom  of  the  hill?  Is
there a  hidden  creek bank  or even  a
river bottom with large rocks?
Heavy braking  when going  down a
hill can  cause your brakes  to over-
heat  and   fade.  This  could  cause
loss of  control and  a serious  acci-
dent. Apply the brakes lightly  when
descending  a  hill   and  use  a  low
gear  to  keep vehicle  speed  under
control.
Have  changes  in  the weather  condi-
tions  and  their  effect   on  the  terrain
since you  went uphill  made your  task
more difficult?
If  your  wheels  lock  up  during downhill
braking, you may feel the vehicle starting
to  slide sideways. To  regain  your direc-
tion, just ease off the brakes and steer to
keep  the  front   of  the  vehicle  pointing
straight downhill.
Once you have  decided that you  can go
down a hill safely, try to keep your vehicle
headed  straight  down,  and  use  a  low
gear. This way,  engine braking  can help
your brakes so  they won’t have  to do all
the work.  Descend slowly,  keeping your
vehicle under control at all times.
5
20
Product Specification
CategoriesKia Manuals, Kia Sorento Manuals
Model Year2007
Download File
Please Enter the Security Characters Shown Below. Letters are Case Sensitive. Your download link will appear upon completing this step.
- 325 pages
Document File TypePDF
CopyrightAttribution Non-commercial
(8 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5)
Automotive readers have rated 2007 Kia Sorento Owners Manual 4.4 out of 5.0 based on 8 product reviews.
Submit your review (optional)
(will not be displayed)
* Required Field

2007 Kia Sorento Owners Manual SKU UPC Model
mick on May 24, 2016.

Very useful site good info very helpful


christine.frasier on Feb 26, 2015.

Christine.frasier 2007 kia sorento april 2014 awesome


Marshall Bond on Nov 17, 2014. 2007 Kia Sorento Manual

look forward to reviewing the manual


LYN WAEGLI on Mar 25, 2014. 2007 Kia Sorento Owners Manual

AWESOME!!!!


Taryn Hentz on Feb 18, 2014.

Love that this is available online


sharkizas on Jan 27, 2014.



phillip sherman on Dec 15, 2013.



John Andrew on Nov 07, 2012. 2007 kia sorento manual

Excellent... just what I needed!