Kia K900: Winter driving
Severe weather conditions in the winter result in greater wear and other problems. To minimize the problems of winter driving, you should follow these suggestions:
- Snowy or Icy conditions
- Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant
- Check battery and cables
- Change to "winter weight" oil if necessary
- Check spark plugs and ignition system
- To keep locks from freezing
- Use approved window washer anti-freeze in system
- Don't let your parking brake freeze
- Don't let ice and snow accumulate underneath
- Carry emergency equipment
Highway driving
Tires
Adjust the tire inflation pressures to specification. Low tire inflation pressures
will result in overheating and possible failure of the tires.
Avoid using worn or damaged tires which may r ...
Snowy or Icy conditions
To drive your vehicle in deep snow, it may be necessary to use snow tires or
to install tire chains on your tires. If snow tires are needed, it is necessary
to select tires equivalent in size and ...
See also:
Tire care
For proper maintenance, safety, and maximum fuel economy, you must always maintain
recommended tire inflation pressures and stay within the load limits and weight
distribution recommended for your ...
Drive mode integrated control system
Drive mode / Snow mode
The drive mode may be selected according to the driver’s preference or road condition.
The system initializes to the normal mode after the engine start/stop button
has b ...
Push-starting
Vehicles equipped with automatic transmission cannot be push-started.
Follow the directions in this section for jump-starting.
WARNING
Never tow a vehicle to start it because the sudden surge forwa ...