Kia Sorento: All Wheel Drive (AWD) system: (if equipped)

The advanced All Wheel Drive (AWD) system engineered for your Kia Sorento intelligently delivers engine power to both the front and rear wheels, ensuring maximum traction and stability across a wide variety of road surfaces.

You should engage specialized AWD functionality whenever your journey demands extra grip and secure road handling, such as when driving on slippery, muddy, wet, or snow-covered roads.

Whenever the smart AWD system on your Kia Sorento detects a drop in road grip or a need for enhanced traction, the driving power generated by the engine is automatically and seamlessly distributed to all 4 wheels.

WARNING

Off road driving

Although this vehicle can operate effectively off road, it is designed primarily for on road driving. This vehicle is not designed to drive in challenging off road conditions. Driving in conditions that exceed the vehicle’s intended design or the driver’s experience level may result in serious injury or death.

NOTE

If the AWD warning light () remains illuminated on the instrument cluster, your vehicle may have an AWD system malfunction. When the AWD warning light () appears, have your vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of serious injury or death:

• Do not drive in conditions that exceed your vehicle’s intended design, such as challenging off road conditions.

• Avoid high speeds when turning your Kia Sorento.

• Do not make quick steering wheel movements (such as sharp lane changes or fast, sharp turns).

• Losing control of your Kia Sorento at high speeds greatly increases the risk of a rollover.

• Loss of control often occurs when 2 or more wheels leave the road and the driver overcorrects to reenter the road. If your vehicle leaves the road, do not steer sharply. Instead, slow down before you reenter the road.

• AWD. Switching from/to Terrain Mode: (if equipped)
• Safe All Wheel Drive (AWD) operation. Driving in sand or mud

Good driving practices. Moving up a steep grade from a standing start

Never move the gear shift lever from P (Park) or N (Neutral) to any other position with the accelerator pedal engaged. Never move the gear shift lever into P (Park) w...

AWD. Switching from/to Terrain Mode: (if equipped)

The sophisticated AWD architecture helps your Kia Sorento maintain peak driving performance by continuously monitoring and coordinating all 4 wheels, engine output, transmission ratios, and braki...