Kia SORENTO HEV 2023 Manual page 328

Driving your vehicle
僅 When driving on muddy and sandy
roads under the severe condition, the
transmission could be overheated.
僅 When the transmission is overheated,
the safe protection mode engages
and the "Transmission Hot! Park with
engine on" warning message will
appear on the LCD display with a
chime.
僅 If this occurs, pull over to a safe loca-
tion, stop the vehicle with the engine
running, apply the brakes and shift
the vehicle to P (Park), and allow the
transmission to cool.
僅 If you ignore this warning, the driving
condition may become worse. You
may experience abrupt shifts, fre-
quent shifts, or jerkiness. To return to
the normal driving condition, stop the
vehicle and apply the foot brake or
shift into P (Park). Then allow the
transmission to cool for a few minutes
with engine on, before driving off.
僅 When the message "Trans cooled.
Resume driving" appears you can
continue to drive your vehicle.
If the warning messages in the LCD dis-
play continue to blink, for your safety,
have the system checked by a profes-
sional workshop. Kia recommends to
visit an authorised Kia dealer/service
partner.
Tyre precautions
Always pay attention to tyres for AWD
(all-wheel drive) vehicles.
When driving in all-wheel drive, driving
force is applied to all tyres, and the driv-
ing performance of the vehicle is greatly
affected by the degree of tyre wear:
僅 When replacing tyres, be sure to
equip all four tyres with the same size,
type, tread, brand and load-carrying
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All Wheel Drive (AWD) system
capacity. Do not use tyre and wheel
with different size and type from the
one originally installed on your vehi-
cle. It can affect the safety and perfor-
mance of your vehicle, which could
lead to steering failure or rollover
causing serious injury.
僅 Replace the front and rear tyre posi-
tions every 10,000 km.
僅 Each tyre should be checked monthly
when cold and inflated to inflation
pressure recommended by the vehi-
cle manufacturer on the vehicle plac-
ard or tyre inflation pressure label.
僅 For FWD (front wheel drive) and AWD
(all-wheel drive) vehicles, install the
chains on the front wheels. However,
this may damage the AWD system, so
keep the travel distance as short as
possible.
* Refer to "Tyre chains" on page 6-191.
Towing precautions
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OMQ4H060010
The AWD vehicle should never be towed
with the wheels on the ground. Your
vehicle must be towed with a wheel lift
and dollies or flatbed equipment with all
the wheels off the ground.