Maintenance
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Tires and wheels
All season tires
Kia specifies all season tires on
some models to provide good per
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formance for use all year round,
including snowy and icy road condi
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tions.
All season tires are identified by ALL
SEASON and/or M+S (Mud a
nd
Snow) on the tire sidewall. Snow
tires have better snow traction than
all season tires and may be more
appropriate in some areas.
Summer tires
Kia specifies summer tires on some
models to provide superior perfor
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mance on dry roads.
Summer tire performance is sub
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stantially reduced in snow and ice.
Summer tires do not have the tire
traction rating M+S (Mud and Snow)
on the tire side wall. if you plan to
operate your vehicle in snowy or icy
conditions, Kia recommends the use
of snow tires or all season tires on
all four wheels.
Snow tires
If you equip your vehicle with snow
tires, they should be the same size
and have the same load capacity as
the original tires.
Snow tires should be installed on all
fou
r
wheels; otherwise, poor han
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dling may result.
Snow tires should carry 4 psi (28
kPa)
more air pressure than the
pressure recommended for the
standard tires on the tire label on
the driver's side of the center pillar,
or up to the maximum pressure
shown on the tire sidewall, which
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ever is less.
Do not drive faster than 75 mph
(120 km/h) when your ve
hicle is
equipped with snow tires.
Do not use summer tires at tem
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peratures below 45 󳚛F (7 󳚛C) or
when driving on snow or ice. At
temperatures below 45 󳚛F (7 󳚛C),
summer tires can lose elasticity, and
therefore traction and braking
power as well. Change the tires on
your vehicle to winter or all-
weather tires of the same size as
the standard tires of the vehicle.
Both types of tires are identified by
the M+S (Mud and Snow) marking.
Using summer tires at very cold
temperatures could cause cracks to
form, thereby damaging the tires
permanently.
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