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Driving your vehicle
Severe weather conditions in the winter
result in greater wear and other prob-
lems. To minimize the problems of winter
driving, you should follow these sugges-tions: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 han-
dling of your vehicle. Furthermore,
speeding, rapid acceleration, sudden
brake applications, and sharp turns are
potentially very hazardous practices.
During deceleration, use engine braking
to the fullest extent. Sudden brake appli-
cations on snowy or icy roads may cause
skids to occur. You need to keep suffi-
cient distance between the vehicle in
operation in front and your vehicle. Also,
apply the brake gently. It should be notedthat installing tire chains on the tire will
provide a greater driving force, but will
not prevent side skids.
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NOTICE
Tire chains are not legal in all countries.
Check the country laws before fitting
tire chains.
Snow tires
If you mount snow tires on your vehicle,
make sure they are radial tires of the
same size and load range as the original
tires. Mount snow tires on all four wheels
to balance your vehicle’s handling in all
weather conditions. Keep in mind that the
traction provided by snow tires on dry
roads may not be as high as your vehi-
cle's original equipment tires. You should
drive cautiously even when the roads are
clear. Check with the tire dealer for max-
imum speed recommendations.
Do not install studded tires without first checking local, state and municipal regu- lations for possible restrictions againsttheir use.
WINTER DRIVING
WARNING - Snow tire size
Snow tires should be equivalent in
size and type to the vehicle's stan-
dard tires. Otherwise, the safety
and handling of your vehicle may
be adversely affected.
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What to do in an emergency
TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System)malfunction indicator
The TPMS malfunction indicator will
illuminate after it blinks for approxi-
mately one minute when there is a
problem with the Tire Pressure
Monitoring System. If the system is
able to correctly detect an under infla-
tion warning at the same time as sys-
tem failure then the TPMS malfunc-tion indicator remains illuminated after
blinking for approximately 1 minute.
We recommend that the system be
checked by an authorized Kia dealer to
determine the cause of the problem.
WARNING - Low pressure
damage
Significantly low tire pressure
makes the vehicle unstable and
can contribute to loss of vehicle
control and increased brakingdistances.
Continued driving on low pres- sure tires can cause the tires to
overheat and fail.CAUTION
In winter or cold weather, the low tire pressure telltale mayilluminate if the tire pressure was adjusted to the recom-mended tire inflation pressurein warm weather. It does not mean your TPMS is malfunction-ing because the decreased tem-perature leads to a proportional lowering of tire pressure.
When you drive your vehiclefrom a warm area to a cold areaor from a cold area to a warmarea, or the outside temperature is greatly higher or lower, youshould check the tire inflationpressure and adjust the tires to the recommended tire inflationpressure.
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Index
Warning and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Weight/volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Wheel alignment and tire balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Manual windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Power window lock button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148 Auto defogging system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
Windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67 Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-68
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118 Front indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Front windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Headlight washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
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