2018 KIA STINGER emergency towing

What to do in an emergency
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If towing service is not available in an
emergency, your vehicle may be
temporarily towed using a cable or
chain secured to the emergency tow-
ing hook under the front (or rear) of
the vehicle. Use extreme caution
when towing the vehicle. A driver
must be in the vehicle to steer it and
operate the brakes.
Towing in this manner may be done
only on hard-surfaced roads for a
short distance and at low speed.
Also, the wheels, axles, power train,
steering and brakes must all be in
good condition.
Do not use the tow hooks to pull a
vehicle out of mud, sand or other
conditions from which the vehicle
cannot be driven out under its own
power.
Avoid towing a vehicle heavier than the vehicle doing the towing.
The drivers of both vehicles should communicate with each other fre-
quently. Attach a towing strap to the tow
hook.
Use only a cable or chain specifical- ly intended for use in towing vehi-
cles. Securely fasten the cable or
chain to the towing hook provided.
Before emergency towing, check if the hook is not broken or damaged.
Fasten the towing cable or chain securely to the hook.
Do not jerk the hook. Apply it steadily and with even force.
To avoid damaging the hook, do not pull from the side or at a vertical
angle. Always pull straight ahead.CAUTION
Using a portion of the vehicleother than the tow hooks fortowing may damage the body ofyour vehicle.

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Use a towing strap less than 5 m(16 feet) long. Attach a white or red
cloth (about 30 cm (12 inches)
wide) in the middle of the strap for
easy visibility.
Drive carefully so that the towing strap is not loosened during tow-
ing.
Emergency towing precautions
Turn the Engine Start/Stop buttonto ACC position so the steering
wheel isn’t locked.
Place the transaxle shift lever in N (Neutral).
Release the parking bake.
Press the brake pedal with more force than normal since you will
have reduced brake performance.
More steering effort will be required because the power steer-
ing system will be disabled.
If you are driving down a long hill, the brakes may overheat and brake
performance will be reduced. Stop
often and let the brakes cool off.WARNING- Emergency
Towing Precautions
Use extreme caution when tow-
ing the vehicle.
Avoid sudden starts or erratic driving maneuvers which
would place excessive stress
on the emergency towing hook
and towing cable or chain. The
hook and towing cable or
chain may break and cause
serious injury or damage.
If the disabled vehicle is unable to be moved, do not
forcibly continue the towing.
In this case, contact an
authorized Kia dealer or a
commercial tow truck service
for assistance.
Tow the vehicle as straight ahead as possible.
Keep away from the vehicle during towing.
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If the car is being towed with all
four wheels on the ground, it can
be towed only from the front. Be
sure that the transaxle is in neutral.
Be sure the steering is unlocked by
placing the Engine Start/Stop but-
ton to ACC position. A driver must
be in the towed vehicle to operate
the steering and brakes.
CAUTION- Automatic
transaxle
To avoid serious damage to the automatic transaxle, limitthe vehicle speed to 15 km/h(10 mph) and drive less than1.5 km (1 mile) when towing.
Before towing, check the auto- matic transaxle for fluid leaksunder your vehicle. If the auto-matic transaxle fluid is leak-ing, flatbed equipment or atowing dolly must be used.

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Index
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-139
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-136
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-137
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51 Electric Power Steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-54
Tilt and telescopic steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Disarmed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Changing a tire with TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Check tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Low tire pressure telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39 All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40 Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-39
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39\
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-23 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Removable towing hook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders . . . . . . 1-7
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-143 Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-146
Tire and loading information label. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-143
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