Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 243

Driving your vehicle
僅 Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
僅 The risk of a rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of your
vehicle at highway speeds.
僅 Loss of control often occurs if two or
more wheels drop off the roadway
and the driver over steers to reenter
the roadway.
僅 In the event your vehicle leaves the
roadway, do not steer sharply.
Instead, slow down before pulling
back into the travel lanes.
AWD (AWD/SNOW MODE)
AWD helps the vehicle to maintain its
best driving performance by controlling
4 wheels, engine, transmission and brak-
ing according to road conditions such as
snow, mud, sand, etc.
Advantages of AWD
僅 Enhance safety when driving straight.
僅 Improve performance when corner-
ing.
僅 Ensure operability in tough driving
conditions such as snow, rain, sand,
etc.
All Wheel Drive (AWD) system
Switching from/to SNOW MODE
(if equipped)
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You can switch from DRIVE MODE to
SNOW mode by turning the knob. If you
turn the DRIVE/SNOW mode button
again, the vehicle will go back to DRIVE
MODE.
NOTICE
僅 Even though you turned off the vehi-
cle in SNOW mode, DRIVE mode will
be set when you restart the vehicle.
僅 When the AWD LOCK mode is deacti-
vated, a shock may be felt as the drive
power is delivered entirely to the front
wheels. This shock is not a mechanical
failure.
Brake lock on tight corners
This is a unique characteristic of a 4WD
vehicle when making a slow rotation in
4WD Lock Mode. The driver will feel like
the brake is applied due to the differ-
ence in tire rotation. Steering may be
more difficult in a sharp turn on the
paved road in 4WD Lock Mode.
WARNING
Do not make a fast, sharp turns when
4WD Lock Mode is ON. The steering
may be difficult and the accident may
happen.
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