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Driving your vehicle Winter driving
Driving in flooded areas
Avoid driving through flooded areas
unless you are sure the water is no
higher than the bottom of the wheel
hub. Drive through any water slowly.
Allow adequate stopping distance
because brake performance may be
affected.
After driving through water, dry the
brakes by gently applying them several
times whilst the vehicle is moving slowly.
Driving on unpaved roads
Drive carefully on unpaved roads
because your vehicle may be damaged
by rocks or roots of trees. Become famil
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iar with the on unpaved roads conditions
where you are going to drive before you
begin driving.
Winter driving
Severe weather conditions in the winter
result in greater wear and other prob
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lems.
To minimise the problems of winter driv
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ing, you should follow these sugges
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tions:
Summer tyres
Kia specifies summer tyres on some
models to provide superior performance
on dry roads. Summer tyre performance
is substantially reduced in snow and ice.
Summer tyres do not have the tyre trac
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tion rating M+S (Mud and Snow) on the
tyre side wall. if you plan to operate your
vehicle in snowy or icy conditions, Kia
recommends the use of snow tyres or all
season tyres on all four wheels.
Snowy or icy conditions
To drive your vehicle in deep snow, it
may be necessary to use snow tyres or
to install tyre chains on your tyres.
If snow tyres are needed, it is necessary
to select tyres equivalent in size and
type of the original equipment tyres.
Failure to do so may adversely affect the
safety and handling of your vehicle. Fur
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thermore, speeding, rapid acceleration,
sudden brake applications, and sharp
turns are potentially very hazardous
practices.
During deceleration, use vehicle braking
to the fullest extent. Sudden brake appli
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cations on snowy or icy roads may cause
skids to occur. You need to keep suffi
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cient distance between the vehicle in
operation in front of your vehicle. Also,
apply the brake gently. It should be
noted that installing tyre chains on the
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