Kia Cee'd: Special driving conditions / Hazardous driving conditions
When hazardous driving conditions are encountered such as water, snow, ice, mud, sand, or similar hazards, follow these suggestions:
- Drive cautiously and allow extra distance for braking.
- Avoid sudden braking or steering.
- When braking with non-ABS brakes pump the brake pedal with a light upand- down motion until the vehicle is stopped.
WARNING - ABS
Do not pump the brake pedal on a vehicle equipped with ABS.
- If stalled in snow, mud, or sand, use second gear. Accelerate slowly to avoid spinning the drive wheels.
- Use sand, rock salt, tire chains, or other non-slip material under the drive wheels to provide traction when stalled in ice, snow, or mud.
WARNING - Downshifting
Downshifting with an automatic transaxle, while driving on slippery surfaces can cause an accident. The sudden change in tire speed could cause the tires to skid. Be careful when downshifting on slippery surfaces.
Rocking the vehicle
If it is necessary to rock the vehicle to
free it from snow, sand, or mud, first turn
the steering wheel right and left to clear
the area around your front wheels. Then,
shift back and forth b ...
Other information:
: Shifting Your Vehicle Into Gear. Automatic Transmission Position Indicators
Shifting Your Vehicle Into Gear
Your vehicle has an electronic transmission
selector. The transmission selector is on
the center console. The gears are selected
by rotating the transmission selector to
PRNDL.
Park (P)
Reverse (R)
Neutral (N)
Drive (D)
Low (L)
Putting your vehicle in gear ...
Kia Cee'd JD Service Manual: Description and operation
Description
Clutch switch is connected to clutch pedal and transmits clutch operating state
to ECM.
When clutch pedal is depressed during driving, engine load changes from loaded
to none loaded condition. However, ECM regards vehicle to be loaded becuase
VSS signal is s ...
