What to do in an emergency
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Road warning
What to do in an emergency
Road warning
When in an emergency situation occurs
on or near roadway, you must alert
approaching or passing vehicles to be
careful as they pass. For this, you should
use the hazard warning flasher.
Hazard warning flasher
The hazard warning flasher serves as a
warning to other drivers to exercise
extreme caution when approaching,
overtaking, or passing your vehicle.
It should be used whenever emergency
repairs are being made or when the
vehicle is stopped near the edge of a
roadway.
Depress the flasher switch with the
ENGINE START/STOP button in any
position. The flasher switch is located in
the center fascia panel. All turn signal
lights will flash simultaneously.
僅 The hazard warning flasher can be
operated whether your vehicle is run
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ning or not.
僅 The turn signals will not operate when
the hazard flasher is on.
僅 Care must be taken when using the
hazard warning flasher while the vehi
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cle is being towed.
In case of an emergency while
driving
If an emergency occurs while driving,
stay calm and take the following steps.
If the vehicle stalls while driving
1. Reduce your speed gradually, keep
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ing a straight line.
2. Move cautiously off the road to a safe
place.
3. Turn on your hazard warning flasher.
4. Try to start the vehicle again. If it will
not start, contact an authorized Kia
dealer or seek other qualified assis
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tance.
If the engine stalls at a crossroad
or crossing
僅 If the engine stalls at a crossroad or
crossing, set the shift lever in the N
(Neutral) position and then push the
vehicle to a safe place.
If you have a flat tire while driv
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ing
1. Take your foot off the accelerator
pedal and let the vehicle slow down
while driving straight ahead.
Do not immediately apply the brakes
or attempt to pull off the road. You
may lose control.
2. When the vehicle has slowed to such
a speed that it is safe to do so, brake
carefully and pull off the road.
3. Drive off the road as far as possible
and park on firm level ground.
If you are on a divided highway, do
not park in the median area between
the two traffic lanes.
4. When the vehicle is stopped, turn on
your emergency hazard flashers, set
the parking brake and put the trans
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mission in P.
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