Kia Sportage 2008 User Manual download pdf (Page 224)

Driving tips

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USING FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE

Driving on snow- or Ice-cov-

ered roads (“4WD LOCK” for

full-time 4WD operation)

• Use snow tires. See “Tires” in this

section for more information.

• Keep an adequate distance

between yourself and other vehi-

cles.

• Avoid sudden braking, acceleration

or steering. These actions can

cause your vehicle to lose traction.

Driving in sand or mud (“4WD

LOCK” for full-time 4WD opera-

tion)

• Avoid sudden braking, acceleration

or steering. These actions can

cause your vehicle to get stuck in

the sand or mud.

• Drive at low speeds whenever pos-

sible.

• You may need to get out of your

vehicle at times to check road con-

ditions.

• If you get stuck in the sand or mud,

try placing stones, wood or other

similar materials under the tires to

get traction, or move forward and

backward repeatedly to get

unstuck.

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NOTICE

Prolonged rocking may cause engine

damage, overheating, transaxle dif-

ferential or transfer case damage or

failure and tire damage.

WARNING - Traction

Make sure that no one stands in

front of or behind the tires when

materials are placed under the

tires to get more traction. The

tires may cause loose materials

to fly out from under the vehicle,

potentially causing serious bod-

ily injury or death.

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