What To Do In An Emergency - Kia Sorento Owner's Manual

What to do in an emergency

Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
• Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
In case of an emergency whilst driving . . . . . . . . . 6-3
• If the engine stalls at a crossroad or crossing. . . . . . . 6-3
• If you have a flat tyre whilst driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
• If engine stalls whilst driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
If the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
• If engine doesn't turn over or turns over slowly . . . . 6-4
• If engine turns over normally but does not start . . . . 6-4
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
• Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
• Push-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
If the engine overheats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . . . . . 6-8
• Low tyre pressure telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
• Low tyre pressure position telltale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
• TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System)
malfunction indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
• Changing a tyre with TPMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
If you have a flat tyre (with spare tyre) . . . . . . . . 6-14
• Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
• Removing and storing the spare tyre . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
• Changing tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
If you have a flat tyre
(with Tyre Mobility Kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
• Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
• Components of the Tyre Mobility Kit (TMK) . . . . . 6-24
• Using the TMK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
• Distributing the sealant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
• Checking the tyre inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
• Notes on the safe use of the Tyre Mobility Kit . . . . . . 6-27
• Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
• Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
• Removable towing hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
• Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
Emergency commodity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
• Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
• First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
• Triangle reflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
• Tyre pressure gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
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