Special Driving Conditions - Kia Niro Plus DE 2022 Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle

Special driving conditions

If driving conditions deteriorate due to
poor weather or road conditions, you
should pay even more attention than
usual.
Hazardous driving conditions
When hazardous driving conditions are
encountered, such as water, snow, ice,
mud, sand, or similar hazards, follow
these suggestions:
僅 Drive cautiously and allow extra dis-
tance for braking.
僅 Avoid sudden braking or steering.
僅 Do not pump the brake pedal on a
vehicle equipped with ABS.
僅 If stalled in snow, mud, or sand, use
second gear. Accelerate slowly to
avoid spinning the drive wheels.
僅 Use sand, rock salt, or other nonslip
material under the drive wheels to
provide traction when the vehicle is
stuck in ice, snow, or mud.
Reducing the risk of a rollover
This multi-purpose passenger vehicle is
defined as a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV).
Utility vehicles have a significantly
higher rollover rate than other types of
vehicles. SUVs have higher ground
clearance and narrower track to make
them capable of performing in a wide
variety of off-road applications.
Specific design characteristics give them
a higher center of gravity than ordinary
vehicles. An advantage of the higher
ground clearance is a better view of the
road, which allows you to anticipate
problems.
They are not designed for cornering at
the same speeds as conventional pas-
senger vehicles, any more than low-
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slung sports vehicles are designed to
perform satisfactorily in off-road condi-
tions. Due to this risk, driver and passen-
gers are strongly recommended to
buckle their seat belts.
In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is
significantly more likely to die than a
person wearing a seat belt. There are
precautionary measures that a driver
can take to reduce the risk of rollover.
If possible, avoid sharp turns and abrupt
maneuvers, do not load your roof rack
with heavy cargo, and never modify
your vehicle in any way.
WARNING
僅 Your vehicle is equipped with tires
designed to provide safe ride and
handling capability. Do not use tires
and wheels that are different in size
and type from the originally installed
ones. It can affect the safety and per-
formance of your vehicle, which could
lead to steering failure or rollover and
serious injury. When replacing the
tires, be sure to equip all four tires
with the tire and wheel of the same
size, type, tread, brand and load-car-
rying capacity.
僅 As with other Sports Utility Vehicle
(SUV), failure to operate this vehicle
correctly may result in loss of control,
an accident or vehicle rollover.
- Utility vehicles have a significantly
higher rollover rate than other
types of vehicles.
- Specific design characteristics
(higher ground clearance, narrower
track, etc.) give this vehicle a higher
center of gravity than ordinary
vehicles.
- A SUV is not designed for cornering
at the same speeds as conventional
vehicles.
Special driving conditions