Kia EV9 2024 Manual page 345

Driving your vehicle
WARNING
僅 If the AWD warning light ( ) stays on
the instrument cluster, your vehicle
may have a malfunction with the AWD
system. When the AWD warning light
( ) appears, have your vehicle
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
僅 Do not drive in conditions that exceed
the vehicles intended design such as
challenging off-road conditions.
僅 Avoid high speeds when cornering or
turning.
僅 Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
僅 The risk of a rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of your
vehicle at highway speeds.
僅 Loss of control often occurs if two or
more wheels drop off the roadway
and the driver over steers to reenter
the roadway.
僅 In the event your vehicle leaves the
roadway, do not steer sharply.
Instead, slow down before pulling
back into the travel lanes.
僅 Exercise extreme caution when driv -
ing up or down steep hills. The vehicle
may flip depending on the grade, ter -
rain and water/mud conditions.
僅 Do not grab the inside of the steering
wheel when you are driving off-road.
You may hurt your arm by a sudden
steering maneuver or from steering
wheel rebound due to an impact with
objects on the ground. You could lose
control of the steering wheel which
may lead to serious injury or death.
All Wheel Drive (AWD) system
CAUTION
Always drive slowly in water. If you drive
too fast, water may get into the motor
compartment, causing your vehicle to
suddenly stop.
NOTICE
僅 Do not drive in water if the level is
higher than the center of the wheel.
僅 Check your brake condition once you
are out of mud or water. Depress the
brake pedal several times as you
move slowly until you feel normal
braking return.
僅 Shorten your scheduled maintenance
interval if you drive in off-road condi -
tions such as sand, mud or water
(refer to "Scheduled maintenance ser -
vice" on page 9-7.)
僅 Make sure that AWD vehicle is towed
by a flatbed tow truck.
僅 AWD vehicles could change the
engagement status of the motor
according to the situation required.
Auto changing the driving mode
(2WD/AWD) helps improve energy
efficiency and driving stability.
僅 When the vehicle is stuck in snow,
sand or mud, place a non-slip material
under the drive wheels to provide
traction OR slowly spin the wheels in
forward and reverse directions which
causes a rocking motion that may free
the vehicle.
僅 If tire chains must be used, use fabric
snow chain and install the tire chain
after reviewing the instructions pro -
vided with the tire chains. For more
information on Snow Tires and Tire
Chains, refer to "Winter driving" on
page 6-54.
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