Kia Sportage Hybrid 2024 Owner's Manual page 225

Driving your vehicle
Special driving conditions
If driving conditions deteriorate due to
poor weather or road conditions, you
should pay even more attention than
usual.
Hazardous driving conditions
When hazardous driving conditions are
encountered such as water, snow, ice,
mud, sand, or similar hazards, follow
these suggestions:
僅 Drive cautiously and allow extra dis -
tance for braking.
僅 Avoid sudden braking or steering.
僅 Do not pump the brake pedal on a
vehicle equipped with ABS.
僅 If stalled in snow, mud, or sand, use
the second gear. Accelerate slowly to
avoid spinning the drive wheels.
僅 Use sand, rock salt, or other nonslip
material under the drive wheels to
provide traction when stalled in ice,
snow, or mud.
Reducing the risk of a rollover
This multi-purpose passenger vehicle is
defined as a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV).
Utility vehicles have a significantly
higher rollover rate than other types of
vehicles. SUVs have higher ground
clearance and a narrower track to make
them capable of performing in a wide
variety of offroad applications.
Specific design characteristics give them
a higher centre of gravity than ordinary
vehicles. An advantage of the higher
ground clearance is a better view of the
road, which allows you to anticipate
problems.
They are not designed for cornering at
the same speeds as conventional pas -
senger vehicles, any more than low-
slung sports vehicles are designed to
perform satisfactorily in off-road condi -
tions. Due to this risk, driver and passen -
gers are strongly recommended to
buckle their seat belts.
In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is
significantly more likely to die than a
person wearing a seat belt. There are
steps that a driver can make to reduce
the risk of a rollover.
If at all possible, avoid sharp turns or
abrupt manoeuvres, do not load your
roof rack with heavy cargo, and never
modify your vehicle in any way.
WARNING
僅 Your vehicle is equipped with tyres
designed to provide safe ride and
handling capability. Do not use tyres
and wheels that are different in size
and type from the originally installed
ones. It can affect the safety and per -
formance of your vehicle, which could
lead to steering failure or rollover and
serious injury. When replacing the
tyres, be sure to equip all four tyres
with the tyre and wheel of the same
size, type, tread, brand and load-car -
rying capacity.
僅 As with other Sports Utility Vehicle
(SUV), failure to operate this vehicle
correctly may result in loss of control,
an accident or vehicle rollover.
- Utility vehicles have a significantly
higher rollover rate than other
types of vehicles.
- Specific design characteristics
(higher ground clearance, narrower
track, etc.) give this vehicle a higher
centre of gravity than ordinary
vehicles.
- A SUV is not designed for cornering
at the same speeds as conventional
vehicles.
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