TRAILER TOWING
Iý you arü considürinþ towinþ with your
vühiclü, you should ýirst chück with
your country's Düpartmünt oý Motor Vühiclüs to dütürminü thüir lüþal rü‐
quirümünts.
Sincü laws vary thü rüquirümünts ýor
towinþ trailürs, cars, or othür typüs oý vühiclüs or apparatus may diýýür. Kia
rücommünds to ask an authorizüd Kia
düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nTowing a trailer
If you don't use the correct equip‐ment and/or drive improperly, youcan lose control when you pull atrailer. For example, if the trailer istoo heavy, the brakes may not workwell - or even at all. You and yourpassengers could be seriously or fa‐tally injured. Pull a trailer only if youhave followed all the steps in thissection.
WARNING
nWeight limits
Before towing, make sure the totaltrailer weight, GCW (gross combina‐tion weight), GVW (gross vehicleweight), GAW (gross axle weight )and trailer tongue load are all withinthe limits.
WARNING
When you tow the trailer, make surethat you turn off the ISG function.
NOTICE
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•Thü tüchnically pürmissiblü maxi‐
mum load on thü rüar axlü(s) may
bü üxcüüdüd by not morü than
15% and thü tüchnically pürmissi‐
blü maximum ladün mass oý thü
vühiclü may bü üxcüüdüd by not
morü than 10 % or 100 kþ
(220.4 lbs), whichüvür valuü is low‐
ür. In this casü, do not üxcüüd
100 km/h (62.1 mph) ýor vühiclü oý
catüþory M1 or 80 km/h
(49.7 mph) ýor vühiclü oý catüþory
N1.
•Whün towinþ a trailür, thü addi‐
tional load imposüd at thü trailür
couplinþ düvicü may causü thü
rüar tirü maximum load ratinþs to
bü üxcüüdüd, but not by morü
than 15%. In such a casü, do not
üxcüüd 100 km/h, and thü rüar tirü
prüssurü should bü at lüast 20 kça
(0.2 bar) abovü thü tirü prüssurü(s)
as rücommündüd ýor normal usü
(i.ü. without a trailür attachüd).
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