Kia XCeed 2020 - Winter driving

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Driving your vehicle Winter driving
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wheels(5Door,Wagon,Shooting
brake)”onpage9-6,“Tiresand
wheels(CUV)”onpage9-7.
• Drivingontireswithnoor
insufficienttreadisdangerous.
Worn-outtirescanresultinloss
ofvehiclecontrol,collisions,injury,
andevendeath.Worn-outtires
shouldbereplacedassoonas
possibleandshouldneverbeused
fordriving.Alwayscheckthetire
treadbeforedrivingyourcar.For
furtherinformationandtread
limits,referto“Tiresandwheels
(5Door,Wagon,Shootingbrake)”
onpage9-6,“Tiresandwheels
(CUV)”onpage9-7.
Fuel, engine coolant and engine oil
Highspeedtravelconsumesmore
fuelthanurbanmotoring.Donot
forgettocheckbothenginecoolant
andengineoil.
Drive belt
Alooseordamageddrivebeltmay
resultinoverheatingoftheengine.
Winter driving
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Moresevereweatherconditionsof
winterresultingreaterwearand
otherproblems.Tominimizewinter
drivingproblem,youshouldfollow
thesesuggestions:
*Snowtiresandtirechainsfor
thenationallanguage(Icelandic,
Bulgarian)seetheAppendixto
chapter10.
Snowy or icy conditions
Todriveyourvehicleindeepsnow,
itmaybenecessarytousesnow
tiresortoinstalltirechainsonyour
tires.Ifsnowtiresareneeded,itis
necessarytoselecttiresequivalent
insizeandtypeoftheoriginal
equipmenttires.Failuretodoso
mayadverselyaffectthesafetyand
handlingofyourcar.Furthermore,
speeding,rapidacceleration,sudden
brakeapplications,andsharpturns
arepotentiallyveryhazardous
practices.