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Maintenance
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Tires and wheels
tem) and ESC (Electronic Stability
Control) to work irregularly.
It is best to replace all four tires at
the same time. If that is not possible,
or necessary, then replace the two
front or two rear tires as a pair.
Replacing just one tire can seriously
affect your vehicle's handling.
NOTICE
We recommend that when replacing
tires, use the same originally sup
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plied with the vehicles. If not, that
affects driving performance.
Wheel replacement
When replacing the metal wheels for
any reason, make sure the new
wheels are equivalent to the original
factory units in diameter, rim width
and offset.
A wheel that is not the correct size
may adversely affect wheel and
bearing life, braking and stopping
abilities, handling characteristics,
ground clearance, body-to-tire
clearance, snow chain clearance,
speedometer and odometer calibra
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tion, headlight aim and bumper
height.
CAUTION
Wheels
Wheels that do not meet Kia specifi
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cations may fit poorly and result in
damage to the vehicle or unusual
handling and poor vehicle control.
Tire traction
Tire traction can be reduced if you
drive on worn tires, tires that are
improperly inflated or on slippery
road surfaces.
Tires should be replaced when tread
wear indicators appear. Slow down
whenever there is rain, snow or ice
on the road to reduce the possibility
of losing control of the vehicle.
Tire maintenance
In addition to proper inflation, cor
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rect wheel alignment helps to
decrease tire wear.
If you find a tire is worn unevenly,
have your dealer check the wheel
alignment.
When you have new tires installed,
make sure they are balanced. This
will increase vehicle ride comfort
and tire life. Additionally, a tire
should always be rebalanced if it is
removed from the wheel.
Tire sidewall labeling
This information identifies and
describes the fundamental charac
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teristics of the tire and also provides
the tire identification number (TIN)
for safety standard certification.
The TIN can be used to identify the
tire in case of a recall.
OCV071010L
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