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Driving your vehicle
Severe weather conditions in the
winter result in greater wear and
other problems. To minimize the
problems of winter driving, you
should follow these suggestions: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 neces-
sary 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
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 applications on snowy or icy
roads may cause skids to occur. You
need to keep sufficient 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 coun-
tries. Check the country laws before
fitting tire chains.
Snow tires
If you mount snow tires on your vehi-
cle, 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 provid-
ed by snow tires on dry roads may
not be as high as your vehicle's orig-
inal equipment tires. You should drive
cautiously even when the roads are
clear. Check with the tire dealer for
maximum speed recommendations.
Do not install studded tires without first checking local, state and munic-ipal regulations for possible restric-tions against their use.
WINTER DRIVING
WARNING - Snow tire
size
Snow tires should be equivalent
in size and type to the vehicle's
standard tires. Otherwise, the
safety and handling of your
vehicle may be adversely affect-ed.
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What to do in an emergency
✽✽NOTICE
The spare tire is not equipped with a
tire pressure sensor.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.
We recommend that the system be
checked by an authorized Kia dealer
to determine the cause of the prob-lem.
✽✽ NOTICE
If there is a malfunction with the
TPMS, the low tire pressure position
telltale will not be displayed even
though the vehicle has an under-
inflated tire.
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 pressurewas adjusted to the recom- mended tire inflation pressurein warm weather. It does notmean your TPMS is malfunction-ing because the decreased tem-perature leads to a lowering of tire pressure.
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(Continued)When you drive your vehiclefrom a warm area to a cold areaor from a cold area to a warmarea, or the outside temperature is higher or lower, you shouldcheck the tire inflation pressureand adjust the tires to the rec-ommended tire inflation pres-sure.
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Index
Trip modes (Type A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
Trip modes (Type B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
Trunk
Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Non-powered trunk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Power trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Trunk room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Turn By Turn Mode (Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
User Settings Mode (Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Vehicle Settings (Type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Vehicle stability management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-105
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Warning Messages (Type B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68 Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Welcome system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Headlight(Headlamp) welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Interior light welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Puddle lamp and door handle lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Power window lock button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Windshield defrosting and defogging. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
Windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
Windshield wipers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-101
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-101
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-102
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Wiper deicer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118 Windshield washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
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