Good Driving Practices - Kia XCeed 2020 Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle
Downshifting
When you must slow down in heavy
traffic or while driving up steep hills,
downshift before the engine starts
to labor. Downshifting reduces the
chance of stalling and gives better
acceleration when you again need
to increase your speed. When the
vehicle is traveling down steep hills,
downshifting helps maintain safe
speed and prolongs brake life.

Good driving practices

• Never take the vehicle out of
gear and coast down a hill. This
is extremely hazardous. Always
leave the vehicle in gear.
• Don't "ride" the brakes. This can
cause them to overheat and
malfunction. Instead, when you
are driving down a long hill, shift
to a lower gear. When you do this,
engine braking will help slow down
the vehicle.
• Slow down before shifting to a
lower gear. This will help avoid
over-revving the engine, which
can cause damage.
• Slow down when you encounter
cross winds. This gives you much
better control of your vehicle.
• Be sure the vehicle is completely
stopped before you attempt
to shift into reverse. The
transmission can be damaged if
you do not.
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• Exercise extreme caution when
driving on a slippery surface. Be
especially careful when braking,
accelerating or shifting gears. On a
slippery surface, an abrupt change
in vehicle speed can cause the
drive wheels to lose traction and
the vehicle to go out of control.
WARNING
• Always buckle-up! In a collision, an
unbelted occupant is significantly
more likely to be seriously injured
or killed than a properly belted
occupant.
• Avoid high speeds when cornering
or turning.
• Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
• The risk of rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of
your vehicle at highway speeds.
• Loss of control often occurs if
two or more wheels drop off the
roadway and the driver oversteers
to reenter the roadway.
• In the event your vehicle leaves
the roadway, do not steer sharply.
Instead, slow down before pulling
back into the travel lanes.
• Never exceed posted speed limits.
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