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owners manual KIA Optima
owners manual KIA Optima - year of production: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - Kia Optima Magentis Lotze owners manual EN
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Driving your vehicle
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Using the clutch Good driving practices WARNING
The clutch should be pressed all the way • Always buckle-up! In a collision,
• Never take the car out of gear and
to the floor before shifting, then released an unbelted occupant is signifi-
slowly.The clutch pedal should always becoast down a hill. This is extremely
cantly more likely to be seriously
hazardous. Always leave the car in
fully released while driving. Do not rest injured or killed than a properly
gear.
your foot on the clutch pedal while driv- belted occupant.
• Don't "ride" the brakes.This can cause
ing. This can cause unnecessary wear. • Avoid high speeds when corner-
Do not partially engage the clutch to holdthem to overheat and malfunction.
the car on an incline.This causes unnec-Instead, when you are driving down aing or turning.
essary wear. Use the foot brake or park-long hill, slow down and shift to a lower• Do not make quick steering
ing brake to hold the car on an incline. Dogear.When you do this, engine brakingwheel movements,such as sharp
will help slow the car. lane changes or fast,sharp turns.
not operate the clutch pedal rapidly and
• Slow down before shifting to a lower
repeatedly. • The risk of rollover is greatly
gear. This will help avoid over-revving increased if you lose control of
the engine, which can cause damage.your vehicle at highway speeds.
E050102AUN • Slow down when you encounter cross• Loss of control often occurs if
Downshifting winds.This gives you much better con-two or more wheels drop off the
When you must slow down in heavy traf-trol of your car. roadway and the driver over-
fic or while driving up steep hills, down- steers to reenter the roadway.
• Be sure the car is completely stopped
shift before the engine starts to labor.
before you attempt to shift into reverse.• In the event your vehicle leaves
Downshifting reduces the chance of
The transaxle can be damaged if you
stalling and gives better acceleration the roadway,do not steer sharply.
do not. To shift into reverse, depress
when you again need to increase your Instead,slow down before pulling
the clutch, move the shift lever to neu-back into the travel lanes.
speed. When the vehicle is traveling
tral, wait three seconds, then shift to
down steep hills, downshifting helps • Never exceed posted speed lim-
the reverse position. its.
maintain safe speed and prolongs brake
life. • Exercise extreme caution when driving
on a slippery surface. Be especially
careful when braking, accelerating or
shifting gears. On a slippery surface,
an abrupt change in vehicle speed can
cause the drive wheels to lose traction
and the vehicle to go out of control.
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