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owners manual KIA Sportage
owners manual KIA Sportage - year of production: 2010 - Kia Sportage III 3 owners manual EN
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Driving your vehicle
• During cold weather, shifting may be E050101AUN
difficult until the transaxle lubricant hasWARNING Using the clutch
warmed up. This is normal and not The clutch should be pressed all the way
harmful to the transaxle. • Before leaving the driver’s seat,
always set the parking brake fullyto the floor before shifting, then released
• If you've come to a complete stop and slowly.The clutch pedal should always be
and shut the engine off.Then
it's hard to shift into 1st or R (Reverse),make sure the transaxle is shiftedfully released while driving. Do not rest
put the shift lever in N (Neutral) posi- your foot on the clutch pedal while driv-
into 1st gear when the vehicle is
tion and release the clutch.Press the ing. This can cause unnecessary wear.
clutch pedal back down, and then shiftparked on a level or uphill grade,Do not partially engage the clutch to hold
into 1st or R (Reverse) gear position.and shifted into R (Reverse) on athe car on an incline.This causes unnec-
downhill grade. Unexpected and essary wear.Use the foot brake or park-
sudden vehicle movement can
CAUTION occur if these precautions are noting brake to hold the car on an incline. Do
followed in the order identified.not operate the clutch pedal rapidly and
• To avoid premature clutch wear repeatedly.
• If your vehicle has a manual
and damage, do not drive with
transaxle not equipped with a
your foot resting on the clutch
pedal. Also, don’t use the clutch ignition lock switch, it may moveE050102AUN
and cause a serious accident
to hold the vehicle stopped on an Downshifting
when starting the engine without
uphill grade, while waiting for adepressing the clutch pedal whileWhen you must slow down in heavy traf-
traffic light, etc. the parking brake is released andfic or while driving up steep hills, down-
• Do not use the shift lever as a shift before the engine starts to labor.
the shift lever not in the N (neu-
handrest during driving, as this Downshifting reduces the chance of
tral) position. stalling and gives better acceleration
can result in premature wear of when you again need to increase your
the transaxle shift forks. speed. When the vehicle is traveling
down steep hills, downshifting helps
maintain safe speed and prolongs brake
life.
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