KIA Sorento 2006 - Manual (Page 201)

USING FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE
Driving on Snow- or Ice-Covered
Roads (“4HI, 4LO” for Part-time
4WD Operation or “AUTO” for
Full-time 4WD Operation)
• Use snow tires. See “Tires” in this
section for more information.
• Keep an adequate distance
between yourself and other vehi-
cles.
• Avoid sudden braking, acceleration
or steering. These actions can
cause your vehicle to lose traction.
Driving in Sand or Mud (“4HI,
4LO” for Part-time 4WD Operation
or “AUTO” for Full-time 4WD
Operation)
• Avoid sudden braking, acceleration
or steering. These actions can
cause your vehicle to get stuck in
the sand or mud.
• Drive at low speeds whenever pos-
sible.
• You may need to get out of your
vehicle at times to check road con-
ditions.
• If you get stuck in the sand or mud,
try placing stones, wood or other
similar materials under the tires to
get traction, or move forward and
backward repeatedly to get
unstuck.
DRIVING TIPS
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WARNING - Traction
Make sure that no one stands in
front of or behind the tires when
materials are placed under the
tires to get more traction. The
tires may cause loose materials
to fly out from under the vehi-
cle, potentially causing serious
bodily injury or death.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Prolonged rocking may cause
engine damage, overheating, trans-
mission differential or transfer case
damage or failure and tire damage.
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