Kia Sorento 2023 Owner's Manual page 331

Driving your vehicle
AWD transfer mode selection
Transfer
mode
DRIVE
MODE
SNOW
AWD
LOCK
CAUTION
Normal road conditions
僅 Maintain DRIVE mode when driving
on roads in normal conditions.
僅 Driving in TERRAIN mode on normal
roads may damage the AWD system
and cause mechanical vibration or
noise.
僅 When driving under normal road con-
ditions (especially when cornering) in
AWD Lock mode, a driver may find
minor mechanical vibration or noise,
which is extremely normal phenome-
Selection mode
-
SNOW
(Indicator light is
appear)
All Wheel Drive (AWD) system
Description
僅 DRIVE MODE is used when driving on roads
in normal conditions, roads in urban areas,
and on highways.
僅 All wheels are in operation when a vehicle
travels at a constant speed. Required trac-
tions applying on front and rear wheels vary
depending on road driving conditions and
driving conditions, which will be automatically
controlled by the computing system.
僅 When the cluster's DRIVE MODE display
mode is selected, the cluster displays the sta-
tus of how four wheels' traction forces are
distributed.
SNOW mode is used to appropriately distribute
the vehicle's traction forces and prevent wheel
slippage when driving on snowy or slippery
road.
僅 The main goal of AWD Lock mode is to allow
a driver to maximize the vehicle's traction
under extreme driving conditions such as
unpaved off-road, sandy roads, and muddy
roads.
僅 The main goal of AWD Lock mode is to allow
a driver to maximize the vehicle's traction
under extreme driving conditions such as
unpaved off-road, sandy roads, and muddy
roads.
non, not a malfunction. When AWD
Lock mode is released, such noise or
vibration will be immediately gone.
僅 When you turn off AWD Lock mode, it
can lead to little shocks but this is a
normal phenomenon that lasts until
the traction forces on the front and
rear wheels of the vehicle are
released.
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