Kia SORENTO HEV 2023 Manual page 326

Driving your vehicle
OMQ4051269L
WARNING
Steering wheel
Do not grab the inside of the steering
wheel when you are driving on unpaved
roads. You may hurt your arm by a sud-
den steering manoeuvre or from steer-
ing wheel rebound due to impact with
objects on the ground. You could lose
control of the steering wheel.
僅 Always hold the steering wheel firmly
when you are driving on unpaved
roads.
僅 Make sure all passengers are wearing
seat belts.
WARNING
Wind danger
If you are driving in heavy wind, the
vehicle's higher centre of gravity
decreases your steering control capacity
and requires you to drive more slowly.
WARNING
Driving through water
Drive slowly. If you are driving too fast in
water, the water can get into the engine
compartment and wet the ignition sys-
tem, causing your vehicle to suddenly
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All Wheel Drive (AWD) system
stop. If this happens and your vehicle is
in a tilted position, your vehicle may roll
over.
NOTICE
僅 Do not drive in water if the level is
higher than the bottom of the vehicle.
僅 Check your brake condition once you
are out of mud or water. Press the
brake pedal several times as you
move slowly until you feel normal
braking forces return.
僅 Shorten your scheduled maintenance
interval if you drive in offroad condi-
tions such as sand, mud or water
(refer to "Maintenance under severe
usage conditions- for Europe" on page
8-16). Always wash your vehicle thor-
oughly after off-road use, especially
cleaning the bottom of the vehicle.
僅 Since the driving torque is always
applied to the 4 wheels the perfor-
mance of the AWD vehicle is greatly
affected by the condition of the tyres.
Be sure to equip the vehicle with four
tyres of the same size and type.
僅 A full time All Wheel Drive vehicle can-
not be towed by an ordinary tow
truck. Make sure that the vehicle is
placed on a flat bed truck for moving.
WARNING
All Wheel Drive (AWD) driving
僅 Avoid high cornering speed.
僅 Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
僅 The risk of rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of your
vehicle at high speed.