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Driving your vehicle
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All wheel drive (4WD)
僅 4WD vehicles could change the
engagement status of the motor
according to the situation required.
Auto changing the driving mode
(2WD/4WD) 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 30 km/h (20 mph) 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 four-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 6-190.
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/service partner.
Towing
4WD vehicles must be towed with a
wheel lift and dollies or flatbed equip -
ment with all the wheels off the ground.
For more information, refer to "Towing"
on page 7-14.
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 4WD system.
Dynamometer testing
A 4WD vehicle must be tested on a spe -
cial four wheel chassis dynamometer.
If a 2WD roll tester must be used, per -
form the following procedure.
僅 A: Roll tester (Speedometer)
僅 B: Temporary free roller
Operation
僅 Check the tire pressures recom -
mended for your vehicle.
僅 Place the rear wheels on the roll tester
for a speedometer test as shown in
the illustration.
僅 Release the parking brake.
僅 Place the front wheels on the tempo
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rary free roller as shown in the illustra -
tion.
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