Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 247

Driving your vehicle
Be sure to equip the vehicle with four
tires of the same size and type.
僅 A full time All Wheel Drive vehicle can-
not be towed by an ordinary tow
truck. Make sure that the vehicle is
placed on a flat bed truck for moving.
WARNING
All Wheel Drive (AWD) driving
僅 Avoid high cornering speed.
僅 Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
僅 The risk of rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of your
vehicle at high speed.
僅 In a collision, an unbelted person is
significantly more likely to die com-
pared to a person wearing a seat belt.
僅 Loss of control often occurs if two or
more wheels drop off the roadway
and the driver over-steers to re-enter
the roadway. In the event your vehicle
leaves the roadway, do not steer
sharply. Instead, slow down before
pulling back into the travel lanes.
CAUTION
Mud or snow
If one of the front or rear wheels begins
to spin in mud, snow, etc. the vehicle can
sometimes be driven out by engaging
the accelerator pedal further; however
avoid running the engine continuously
at high rpm because doing so could
damage the AWD system.
All Wheel Drive (AWD) system
Driving in sand or mud
僅 Maintain slow and constant speed.
Operate the accelerator pedal slowly
to ensure safe driving (wheel-slip pre-
vention).
僅 Keep sufficient distance between your
vehicle and the vehicle in front of you.
僅 Reduce vehicle speed and always
check the road condition.
僅 Avoid speeding, rapid acceleration,
sudden brake applications, and sharp
turns to prevent getting stuck.
僅 When the vehicle is stuck in snow,
sand or mud, the tires may not oper-
ate.
僅 This is to protect the transmission and
not a malfunction.
NOTICE
Moving the vehicle forcibly to get out of
mud or sand can cause damage/over-
heat of the engine or damage/break-
down of the transmission, differential or
AWD system as well as damage to tires.
If excessive wheel slip occurs after
entering a sandy/muddy road, the vehi-
cle may fall into the sand/mud. When it
happens, put a stone or a tree branch
under the tire, and then try to pull out
the vehicle, or try to get it unstuck by
repeatedly moving forwards and back-
wards.
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