Kia Niro Hybrid Owner's Manual page 424

Drivinþ your vehicle
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correctly may result in loss of con‐
trol, an accident or vehicle rollover.
• Utility vehicles have a significantly
higher rollover rate than other
types of vehicles.
• Specific design characteristics
(higher ground clearance, narrow‐
er track, etc.) give this vehicle a
higher center of gravity than ordi‐
nary vehicles.
• A SUV is not designed for corner‐
ing at the same speeds as conven‐
tional vehicles.
• Avoid sharp turns or abrupt ma‐
neuvers.
• In a rollover crash, an unbelted
person is significantly more likely
to die than a person wearing a
seat belt. Make sure everyone in
the vehicle is properly buckled up.
WARNING
Your vehicle is equipped with tires
designed to provide safe ride and
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handling capability. Do not use a size
and type of tire and wheel that is
different from the one that is origi‐
nally installed on your vehicle. It can
affect the safety and performance
of your vehicle, which could lead to
steering failure or rollover and seri‐
ous 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-carrying
capacity. If you nevertheless decide
to equip your vehicle with any tire/
wheel combination not recommen‐
ded by Kia for off road driving, you
should not use these tires for high‐
way driving.
Rocking the vehicle
Iý it is necessary to rock the vehicle to
ýree it ýrom snow, sand, or mud, ýirst
turn the steerinþ wheel riþht and leýt
to clear the area around your ýront
wheels. Then, shiýt back and ýorth be‐
tween R (Reverse) and any ýorward
þear in vehicles equipped with a Dual
clutch transmission. Do not race the
enþine, and spin the wheels as little as
possible. Iý you are still stuck aýter a
ýew tries, have the vehicle pulled out by
a tow vehicle to avoid enþine overheat‐
inþ and possible damaþe to the trans‐
axle.
CAUTION
Prolonged rocking may cause engine
over-heating, transaxle damage or
failure, and tire damage.
WARNING
n Spinning tires
Do not spin the wheels, especially at
speeds more than
(35 mph). Spinning the wheels at
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56 km/h