Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 253

Driving your vehicle
- Avoid sharp turns and abrupt
manoeuvres.
- In a rollover crash, an unbelted per-
son is significantly more likely to die
than a person wearing a seat belt.
Make sure everyone in the vehicle
is properly buckled up.
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 R
(Reverse) and any forward gear.
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 overheating and possible dam-
age to the transmission.
WARNING
Do not attempt to rock the vehicle if
people or objects are nearby. The vehi-
cle may suddenly move forward or
backwards as it becomes unstuck.
CAUTION
僅 Prolonged rocking may cause vehicle
overheating, transmission damage or
failure, and tyre damage.
僅 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 stationary could
overheat and damage tyres, and the
rotating wheels may fly away and
injure bystanders.
NOTICE
The Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
should be turned OFF prior to rocking
the vehicle.
Smooth cornering
Avoid braking or gear changing in cor-
ners, especially when roads are wet. Ide-
ally, corners should always be taken
under gentle acceleration. If you follow
these suggestions, tyre wear will be held
to a minimum.
Driving at night
Because night driving presents more
hazards than driving in the daylight,
here are some important tips to remem-
ber:
僅 Slow down and keep more distance
between you and other vehicles, as it
may be more difficult to see at night,
especially in areas where there may
not be any street lights.
僅 Adjust your mirrors to reduce the
glare from other driver's headlights.
僅 Keep your headlights clean and prop-
erly aimed. (On vehicles not equipped
with the automatic headlight aiming
feature.) Dirty or improperly aimed
headlights will make it much more dif-
ficult to see at night.
僅 Avoid staring directly at the head-
lights of oncoming vehicles. You could
be temporarily blinded, and it will take
several seconds for your eyes to read-
just to the darkness.
Special driving conditions
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