2020 KIA RIO emergency towing

What to do in an emergency
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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.
The driver must be in the vehicle for steering and braking operations
when the vehicle is towed and pas-
sengers other than the driver must
not be allowed to be on board.
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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.CAUTION
Using a portion of the vehicleother than the tow hooks fortowing may damage the body ofyour vehicle.
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What to do in an emergency
Emergency towing precautions
Turn the ignition switch to ACC sothe steering wheel isn’t locked.
Place the transmission shift lever in N (Neutral).
Release the parking brake.
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.
The vehicle should be towed at a speed of 25 km/h (15 mph) or less
within the distance of 20 km (12
miles).
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 transmission is in neutral. Be
sure the steering is unlocked by plac-
ing the ignition switch in the ACC
position. A driver must be in the
towed vehicle to operate the steering
and brakes.CAUTION- Intelligent vari-
able transmission
To avoid serious damage to the intelligent variable trans-mission, limit the vehiclespeed to 10 mph (15 km/h) anddrive less than 1 mile (1.5km/h) when towing.
Before towing, check for an intelligent variable transmis-sion fluid leak under yourvehicle. If the intelligent vari-able transmission fluid is leak-ing, a flatbed equipment ortowing dolly must be used.
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Index
Storage compartment ..................................................4-136Center console storage ..............................................4-136
Glove box ..................................................................4-136
Luggage net holder ..................................................4-137
Sunglass holder ........................................................4-137
Sunroof ........................................................................\
..4-45 Resetting the sunroof ..................................................4-49
Sliding the sunroof ......................................................4-47
Sunroof open warning ................................................4-46
Sunshade ....................................................................4-49\
Tilting the sunroof ......................................................4-48
Theft-alarm system ........................................................4-16 Armed stage ................................................................4-16
Disarmed stage ............................................................4-18
Theft-alarm stage ........................................................4-17
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS - Type A) ......7-8 Changing a tire with TPMS ........................................7-11
Low tire pressure telltale ..............................................7-9
TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) malfunction indicator ....................................................................7-10\
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS - Type B) ....7-13 Changing a tire with TPMS ........................................7-17
Check tire pressure.....................................................\
.7-13
Low tire pressure position telltale ..............................7-15
Low tire pressure telltale ............................................7-15 Tire specification and pressure label ............................9-11
Tires and wheels ..............................................................9-5
Tires and wheels ............................................................8-40
All season tires ............................................................8-52
Checking tire inflation pressure ..................................8-41
Low aspect ratio tire ..................................................8-54
Radial-ply tires ............................................................8-53
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures................8-40
Snow tires ..................................................................8-53
Summer tires ..............................................................8-52
Tire care ......................................................................8-\
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Tire maintenance ........................................................8-45
Tire pressure................................................................8-41
Tire replacement ........................................................8-44
Tire rotation ................................................................8-42
Tire sidewall labeling..................................................8-45
Tire traction ................................................................8-45
Wheel alignment and tire balance ..............................8-43
Wheel replacement ....................................................8-45
Towing ........................................................................\
..7-37 Emergency towing ......................................................7-39
Removable towing hook (front)..................................7-38
Towing service ............................................................7-37
Trunk (for 4 door) ..........................................................4-24 Closing the trunk ........................................................4-24
Emergency trunk safety release ..................................4-25
Opening the trunk ......................................................4-24
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