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Maintenance Tyres and wheels
nal equipment tyre size and recom
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mended inflation pressure.
All season tyres
Kia specifies all season tyres on some
models to provide good performance for
use all year round, including snowy and
icy road conditions.
All season tyres are identified by ALL
SEASON and/or M+S (Mud and Snow)
on the tyre sidewall. Snow tyres have
better snow traction than all season
tyres and may be more appropriate in
some areas.
Summer tyres
Kia specifies summer tyres on some
models to provide superior performance
on dry roads.
Summer tyre performance is substan
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tially reduced in snow and ice. Summer
tyres do not have the tyre traction rating
M+S (Mud and Snow) on the tyre side
wall. if you plan to operate your vehicle
in snowy or icy conditions, Kia recom
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mends the use of snow tyres or all sea
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son tyres on all four wheels.
Snow tyres
If you equip your vehicle with snow
tyres, they should be the same size and
have the same load capacity as the orig
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inal tyres.
Snow tyres should be installed on all
four wheels; otherwise, poor handling
may result.
Snow tyres should carry 4 psi (28 kPa)
more air pressure than the pressure rec
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ommended for the standard tyres on the
tyre label on the driver's side of the cen
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tre pillar, or up to the maximum pressure
shown on the tyre sidewall, whichever is
less.
Do not drive faster than 120 km/h (75
mph) when your vehicle is equipped
with snow tyres.
Do not use summer tyres at tempera
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tures below 7 °C (45 °F) or when driving
on snow or ice. At temperatures below 7
°C (45 °F), summer tyres can lose elastic
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ity, and therefore traction and braking
power as well. Change the tyres on your
vehicle to winter or all-weather tyres of
the same size as the standard tyres of
the vehicle. Both types of tyres are iden
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tified by the M+S (Mud and Snow) mark
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ing. Using summer tyres at very cold
temperatures could cause cracks to
form, thereby damaging the tyres per
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manently.
Tyre chains
Tyre chains, if necessary, should be
installed on the front wheels.
Be sure that the chains are installed in
accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions.
To minimise tyre and chain wear, do not
continue to use tyre chains when they
are no longer needed.
僅 When driving on roads covered with
snow or ice, drive at less than 30 km/
h (20 mph).
僅 Use the SAE "S" class or wire chains.
僅 If you hear noise caused by chains
contacting the body, retighten the
chain to avoid contact with the vehicle
body.
僅 To prevent body damage, retighten
the chains after driving 0.5~1.0 km
(0.3~0.6 miles).
僅 Do not use tyre chains on vehicles
equipped with aluminium wheels. In
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