Kia Sorento 2007 User Manual download pdf (Page 140)

Driving your vehicle

104

For safe four-wheel drive opera-

tion

• Your vehicle allows you to drive in on-

road and off-road conditions.

• However, do not try to drive in deep

standing water, mud, or over steep

hills.

• When you are driving up or down hills

drive as close to straight up and down

the hill as possible. Use extreme cau-

tion in going up or down steep hills,

since you may flip your vehicle over

depending on the grade, terrain and

water/mud conditions.

• You must learn how to corner in a 4WD

vehicle as soon as possible. Do not

rely on your experience in convention-

al 2WD vehicles in choosing safe cor-

nering speed. You must drive more

slowly.

• Drive off-road carefully because your

vehicle may be damaged by rocks or

roots of trees.Become familiar with the

off-road conditions you are going to

drive before you start.

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (4WD) (IF EQUIPPED)

WARNING - Four wheel

drive

Driving across the contour of steep

hills can be extremely dangerous.

This danger can come from slight

changes in the wheel angle which

can destabilize the vehicle or, even

if the vehicle is maintaining stabili-

ty under power, it can lose that sta-

bility if the vehicle stops its forward

motion. Your vehicle may roll over

without warning and without time

for you to correct a mistake that

could cause serious injury or death.

WARNING

Reduce speed when you turn cor-

ners. The center of gravity of 4WD

vehicles is higher than that of con-

ventional 2WD vehicles, making

them more likely to roll over when

you turn corners too fast.

WARNING

Do not grab inside of the steering

wheel when you are driving off-

road. Your arm may be hurt by a

sudden steering maneuver or from

steering wheel rebound due to

impact with objects on the ground.

This may cause you to lose steering

wheel control.

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