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Maintenance
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Tires and wheels
Vehicle Normal Load on the Tire
Load on an individual tire that is
determined by distributing to each
axle its share of the curb weight,
accessory weight, and normal occu
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pant weight and dividing by 2.
Vehicle Placard
A label perma
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nently attached to a vehicle showing
the original equipment tire size and
recommended inflation pressure.
All season tires
Kia specifies all season tires on
some models to provide good per
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formance for use all year round,
including snowy and icy road condi
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tions.
All season tires are identified by ALL
SEASON and/or M+S (Mud and
Snow) on the tire sidewall. Snow
tires have better snow traction than
all season tires and may be more
appropriate in some areas.
Summer tires
Kia specifies summer tires on some
models to provide superior perfor
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mance on dry roads.
Summer tire performance is sub
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stantially reduced in snow and ice.
Summer tires do not have the tire
traction rating M+S (Mud and Snow)
on the tire side wall. if you plan to
operate your vehicle in snowy or icy
conditions, Kia recommends the use
of snow tires or all season tires on all
four wheels.
Snow tires
If you equip your vehicle with snow
tires, they should be the same size
and have the same load capacity as
the original tires.
Snow tires should be installed on all
four wheels; otherwise, poor han
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dling may result.
Snow tires should carry 4 psi (28
kPa) more air pressure than the
pressure recommended for the
standard tires on the tire label on
the driver's side of the center pillar,
or up to the maximum pressure
shown on the tire sidewall, which
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ever is less.
Do not drive faster than 75 mph (120
km/h) when your vehicle is
equipped with snow tires.
WARNING
Do not use summer tires at tem
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peratures below 45 °F (7 °C) or when
driving on snow or ice. At tempera
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tures below 45 °F (7 °C), summer
tires can lose elasticity, and there
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fore traction and braking power as
well. Change the tires on your vehi
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cle to winter or all-weather tires of
the same size as the standard tires
of the vehicle. Both types of tires are
identified by the M+S (Mud and
Snow) marking. Using summer tires
at very cold temperatures could
cause cracks to form, thereby dam
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aging the tires permanently.
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