Driving your vehicle
✽ NOTICE
WARNING - Wind danger
WARNING - Driving
through water
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Do not drive in water if the level is
higher than the bottom of the vehi-
cle.
If you are drivingin heavy wind,
the vehicle's higher center of
gravity decreases your steering
control capacity and requires
you to drive moreslowly.
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Drive slowly. If you are driving
too fastin water, the waterspray
can get into the engine com-
partment and wet the ignition
system, causing your vehicle to
suddenly stall. If this happens
and your vehicle is in a tilted
position, your vehicle may roll
over.
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C heck your brake condition once
you are out of mud or water. Press
the brake pedal several times as
you move slowly until you feel nor-
mal braking forces return.
• If you need to drive in water, stop
your vehicle, set your transfer to
• Shorten your scheduled mainte-
nance interval if you drive in off-
road conditions such as sand, mud
or water (see “Maintenance
Schedule” in the Index). Always
wash you car thoroughly after off
road use, especially cleaning the
under side of the vehicle.
“4WD
LOCK” and drive at less than
8
km/h (5 mph).
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Since the driving torque is always
applied to the 4 wheels the perfor-
mance of the 4WD vehicle is great-
ly affected by the condition of the
tires. Be sure to equip the vehicle
with four tires of the same size and
type.
A full time four wheel drive vehi-
cle cannot be towed by an ordi-
nary tow truck. Make sure that
the vehicle is placed on a flat bed
truck for moving.
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| Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Sportage Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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