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Maintenance
Vehicle Placard A label permanently
attached to a vehicle showing the origi-
nal equipment tire size and recom-
mended inflation pressure.
All season tires
Kia specifies all season tires on some
models to provide good performance for
use all year round, including snowy and
icy road conditions.
All season tires are identified by ALL
SEASON and/or M+S (Mud and Snow)
on the tire sidewall. Snow tires have bet-
ter snow traction than all season tires
and may be more appropriate in some
areas.
Summer tires
Kia specifies summer tires on some
models to provide superior performance
on dry roads.
Summer tire performance is substan-
tially reduced in snow and ice. Summer
tires do not have the tire traction rating
M+S (Mud and Snow) on the tire side
wall. If you plan to operate your vehicle
in snowy or icy conditions, Kia recom-
mends the use of snow tires or all sea-
son tires on all four wheels.
Snow tires
If you equip your vehicle with snow tires,
they should be the same size and have
the same load capacity as the original
tires.
Snow tires should be installed on all four
wheels; otherwise, poor handling may
result.
Snow tires should carry 28 kPa (4 psi)
more air pressure than the pressure rec-
ommended for the standard tires on the
tire label on the driver's side of the cen-
ter pillar, or up to the maximum pressure
shown on the tire sidewall, whichever is
less.
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Do not drive faster than 120 km/h (75
mph) when your vehicle is equipped
with snow tires.
WARNING
Do not use summer tires at tempera-
tures below 7 °C (45 °F) or when driving
on snow or ice. At temperatures below 7
°C (45 °F), summer tires can lose elastic-
ity, and therefore traction and braking
power as well. Change the tires on your
vehicle to winter or all-weather tires of
the same size as the standard tires of
the vehicle. Both types of tires are identi-
fied by the M+S (Mud and Snow) mark-
ing. Using summer tires at very cold
temperatures could cause cracks to
form, thereby damaging the tires per-
manently.
Radial-ply tires
Radial-ply tires provide improved tread
life, road hazard resistance and
smoother high speed ride.
The radial-ply tires used on this vehicle
are of belted construction, and are
selected to complement the ride and
handling characteristics of your vehicle.
Radial-ply tires have the same load car-
rying capacity, as bias-ply or bias belted
tires of the same size, and use the same
recommended inflation pressure.
Mixing of radial-ply tires with bias-ply or
bias belted tires is not recommended.
Any combinations of radial-ply and bias-
ply or bias belted tires when used on the
same vehicle will seriously deteriorate
vehicle handling. The best rule to follow
is: Identical radial-ply tires should always
be used as a set of four.
Longer wearing tires can be more sus-
ceptible to irregular tread wear. It is very
important to follow the tire rotation
interval shown in this section to achieve
Tires and wheels
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