僅 Don't Let Your Parking Brake Freeze; 僅 Carry Emergency Equipment - Kia Stinger 2023 Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle
Don't let your parking brake
freeze
Under some conditions your parking
brake can freeze in the engaged posi-
tion.This is most likely to happen when
there is an accumulation of snow or ice
around or near the rear brakes or if the
brakes are wet. If there is a risk the park-
ing brake may freeze, apply it only tem-
porarily while you put the gear shift lever
in P (Park, Automatic Transmission) and
block the rear wheels so the vehicle can-
not roll. Then release the parking brake.
Don't let ice and snow accumu-
late underneath
Under some conditions, snow and ice
can build up under the fenders and
interfere with the steering. When driving
in severe winter conditions where this
may happen, you should periodically
check underneath the vehicle to be sure
the movement of the front wheels and
the steering components are not
obstructed.
Carry emergency equipment
Depending on the severity of the
weather, you should carry appropriate
emergency equipment. Some of the
items you may want to carry include tow
straps or chains, flashlight, emergency
flares, sand, shovel, jumper cables, win-
dow scraper, gloves, ground cloth, cov-
eralls, blanket, etc.
Drive your vehicle when water
vapor condenses and accumu-
lates inside the exhaust pipes
When the vehicle is stopped for a long
time in winter while the engine is run-
ning, water vapor may condense and
accumulate inside the exhaust pipes.
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Water in the exhaust pipes may cause
noise, etc., but it is drained driving at
medium to high speed.
Winter driving