Driving your vehicle
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All wheel drive (AWD)
(2WD/AWD) helps improve energy
efficiency and driving stability.
僅When the vehicle is stuck in snow,
sand or mud, place a non-slip material
under the drive wheels to provide
traction OR slowly spin the wheels in
forward and reverse directions which
causes a rocking motion that may free
the vehicle.
僅 When putting the tire chains to the
tire, be sure to attach the chain to the
two rear wheels. In this case, drive
below 20 mph (30 km/h) and mini
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mize the driving distance. High-speed
or long-term driving with putting the
tire chains may cause malfunction or
damage to the all-wheel drive.
僅 If tire chains must be used, use fabric
snow chain and install the tire chain
after reviewing the instructions pro
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vided with the tire chains. For more
information on Snow Tires and Tire
Chains, refer to "Winter driving" on
page 6-51.
Emergency precautions
Tires
When replacing the tires, be sure to
equip all four tires with the tire and
wheel of the same size, type, tread,
brand and load-carrying capacity.
In case of emergency such as tire punc
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ture, repair it using TMK (Tire Mobility
Kit) for temporary use. Afterwards, have
the tire be inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.
Towing
AWD vehicles must be towed with a
wheel lift and dollies or flatbed equip
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ment with all the wheels off the ground.
For more information, refer to "Towing"
on page 8-17.
Vehicle inspection
僅 When the vehicle is on a car lift, do not
operate the front and rear wheels
separately. All four wheels should be
operated.
僅 Never engage the parking brake while
running the vehicle on a car lift. This
may damage the AWD system.
Dynamometer testing
AWD vehicle must be tested on a special
four wheel chassis dynamometer.
If a 2WD roll tester must be used, per
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form the following procedure.
僅 A: Roll tester (Speedometer)
僅 B: Temporary free roller
Operation
1. Check the tire pressures recom
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mended for your vehicle.
2. Place the rear wheels on the roll tester
for a speedometer test as shown in
the illustration.
3. Release the parking brake.
4. Place the front wheels on the tempo
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rary free roller as shown in the illustra
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tion.
僅 Do not use tire and wheel with differ
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ent size and type from the one origi
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nally installed on your vehicle. It can
affect the safety and performance of
your vehicle, which could lead to
steering failure or rollover causing
serious injury.
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