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Driving your vehicle Economical operation
䳜 Travel lightly. Don't carry unnec
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essary weight in your car. Weight
reduces fuel economy.
䳜 Don't let the engine idle longer
than necessary. If you are waiting
(and not in traffic), turn off your
engine and restart only when
you're ready to go.
䳜 Remember, your vehicle does not
require extended warm-up. After
the engine has started, allow the
engine to run for 10 to 20 sec
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onds prior to placing the vehicle in
gear. In very cold weather, how
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ever, give your engine a slightly
longer warmup period.
䳜 Don't "lug" or "over-rev" the
engine. Lugging is driving too
slowly in too high a gear resulting
in the engine bucking. If this hap
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pens, shift to a lower gear. Over-
revving is racing the engine
beyond its safe limit. This can be
avoided by shifting at the recom
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mended speeds.
䳜 Use your air conditioning spar
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ingly. The air conditioning system
is operated by engine power so
your fuel economy is reduced
when you use it.
䳜 Open windows at high speeds can
reduce fuel economy.
䳜 Fuel economy is less in cross
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winds and headwinds. To help off
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set some of this loss, slow down
when driving in these conditions.
Keeping a vehicle in good operating
condition is important both for
economy and safety. Therefore,
have the system serviced by a pro
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fessional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service part
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ner.
Engine off during motion
Never turn the engine off to coast
down hills or anytime the vehicle is
in motion. The power steering and
power brakes will not function prop
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erly without the engine running.
Instead, keep the engine on and
downshift to an appropriate gear
for engine braking effect. In addi
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tion, turning off the ignition whilst
driving could engage the steering
wheel lock resulting in loss of vehicle
steering which could cause serious
injury or death.
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