Special Driving Conditions; Hazardous Driving Conditions; Rocking The Vehicle - Kia Cerato 2021 Manual

Driving your vehicle

Special driving conditions

Hazardous driving conditions

When hazardous driving conditions
are encountered such as water,
snow, ice, mud, sand, or similar haz -
ards, follow these suggestions:
Drive cautiously and allow extra
distance for braking.
Avoid sudden braking or steering.
When braking with non-ABS
brakes pump the brake pedal with
a light up-and-down motion until
the vehicle is stopped.
WARNING
ABS
Do not pump the brake pedal on a
vehicle equipped with ABS.
If stalled in snow, mud, or sand,
use second gear. Accelerate
slowly to avoid spinning the drive
wheels.
Use sand, rock salt, tyre chains, or
other non-slip material under the
drive wheels to provide traction
when stalled in ice, snow, or mud.

Rocking the vehicle

If it is necessary to rock the vehicle
to free it from snow, sand, or mud,
first turn the steering wheel right
and left to clear the area around
your front wheels. Then, shift back
and forth between 1st (First) and R
6 180
(Reverse) in vehicles equipped with a
Manual Transmission R (Reverse)
and any forward gear in vehicles
equipped with an Automatic Trans -
mission/Automated manual trans -
mission. Do not race the engine, and
spin the wheels as little as possible.
If you are still stuck after a few
tries, have the vehicle pulled out by
a tow vehicle to avoid engine over -
heating and possible damage to the
transmission.
CAUTION
Prolonged rocking may cause engine
over-heating, transmission damage
or failure, and tyre damage.
WARNING
Spinning tyres
Do not spin the wheels, especially at
speeds more than 56 km/h (35
mph). Spinning the wheels at high
speeds when the vehicle is station -
ary could cause a tyre to overheat
which could result in tyre damage
that may injure bystanders.
NOTICE
The ESC system should be turned
OFF prior to rocking the vehicle.
Special driving conditions