Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 248

Driving your vehicle
Transmission overheated
ONQ5041120L
ONQ5041121N
A: Transmission Hot! Park with engine
on
B: Trans cooled. Resume driving
僅 When driving on muddy and sandy
roads under the severe condition, the
transmission could be overheated.
僅 When the transmission is overheated,
the safe protection mode engages
and the "Transmission Hot! Park with
engine on" warning message will
appear on the LCD display with a
chime.
僅 If this occurs, pull over to a safe loca-
tion, stop the vehicle with the engine
running, apply the brakes and shift
the vehicle to P (Park), and allow the
transmission to cool.
僅 If you ignore this warning, the driving
condition may become worse. You
may experience abrupt shifts, fre-
quent shifts, or jerkiness. To return to
the normal driving condition, stop the
vehicle and apply the foot brake or
shift into P (Park). Then allow the
transmission to cool for a few minutes
with engine on, before driving off.
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All Wheel Drive (AWD) system
僅 When the message "Trans cooled.
Resume driving" appears you can
continue to drive your vehicle.
If the warning messages in the LCD dis-
play continue to blink, for your safety,
have the system checked by an autho-
rized Kia dealer.
Tire precautions
Always pay attention to tires for AWD
(all-wheel drive) vehicles.
When driving in all-wheel drive, driving
force is applied to all tires, and the driv-
ing performance of the vehicle is greatly
affected by the degree of tire wear:
僅 When replacing tires, be sure to equip
all four tires with the same size, type,
tread, brand and load-carrying capac-
ity. Do not use tire and wheel with dif-
ferent size and type from the one
originally installed on your vehicle. It
can affect the safety and perfor-
mance of your vehicle, which could
lead to steering failure or rollover
causing serious injury.
僅 Replace the front and rear tire posi-
tions every 8,000 miles (13,000 km).
僅 Each tire should be checked monthly
when cold and inflated to inflation
pressure recommended by the vehi-
cle manufacturer on the vehicle plac-
ard or tire inflation pressure label.
僅 For AWD (all-wheel drive) vehicles,
install the chains on the front wheels.
However, this may damage the AWD
system, so keep the travel distance as
short as possible.
* Refer to "Tire chains" on page 5-172.