Kia EV9 2024 - 僅 Good Driving Practices

Driving your vehicle
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Reduction gear
Shift button held down
1: Shift button held down
The message appears on the LCD dis
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play when the shifter button is continu
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ously pressed or there is problem with
the button.
Make sure that there is no object on top
of the shift button. If the problem per
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sists, immediately have the system
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
Good driving practices
Good driving habits reduce the risk of
accidents and help maintain vehicle per
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formance.
僅 Never shift from P (Park) or N (Neu
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tral) to any other position with the
accelerator pedal depressed.
僅 Never shift to P (Park) when the vehi
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cle is in motion.
Be sure the vehicle is completely
stopped before you attempt to shift
into R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
僅 Do not shift to N (Neutral) when driv
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ing. Doing so may result in an acci
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dent.
僅Do not drive with your foot resting on
the brake pedal. Even light, but con
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sistent pedal pressure can result in
the brakes overheating, brake wear
and possibly even brake failure.
僅 Always apply the parking brake when
leaving the vehicle. Do not depend on
placing the gear in P (Park) to keep
the vehicle from moving.
僅 Exercise extreme caution when driv
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ing on a slippery surface. Be espe
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cially careful when braking,
accelerating or shifting gears. On a
slippery surface, an abrupt change in
vehicle speed can cause the drive
wheels to lose traction and may cause
loss of vehicle control resulting in an
accident.
僅 Optimum vehicle performance and
economy is obtained by smoothly
depressing and releasing the acceler
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ator.
WARNING
When driving uphill or downhill, always
shift to D (Drive) for driving forward or
shift to R (Reverse) for driving back
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wards and check the gear position indi
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cated on the cluster before driving.
Driving in the opposite direction of the
selected gear can lead to a dangerous
situation by shutting off the vehicle and
affecting the braking performance.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of SERIOUS INJURY
or DEATH:
僅 ALWAYS wear your seat belt. In a colli
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sion, an unbelted occupant is signifi
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cantly more likely to be seriously
injured or killed than a properly belted
occupant.
僅 Avoid high speeds when cornering or
turning.
僅 Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
僅 The risk of rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of your
vehicle at highway speeds.
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