Kia 2020 Telluride - Maintenance When Trailer Towing

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Driving your vehicleTrailer towing
temperature gauge to ensure the
engine does not overheat.
If the needle of the coolant tem
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perature gauge moves across the
dial towards "H" (HOT), pull over and
stop as soon as it is safe to do so,
and allow the engine to idle until it
cools down. You may proceed once
the engine has cooled sufficiently.
You must decide driving speed
depending on trailer weight and
uphill grade to reduce the possibility
of engine and transmission over
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heating.
Parking on hills
Generally, if you have a trailer
attached to your vehicle, you should
not park your vehicle on a hill. Peo
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ple can be seriously or fatally
injured, and both your vehicle and
the trailer can be damaged if they
unexpectedly roll downhill.
However, if you ever have to park
your trailer on a hill, here's how to
do it:
1.Pull the vehicle into the parking
space. Turn the steering wheel in
the direction of the curb (right if
headed downhill, left if headed up
hill).
2.If the vehicle has an automatic
transmission, place the vehicle in
P (Park).
3.Set the parking brake and shut off
the engine.
4.Place chocks under the trailer
wheels on the down hill side of
the wheels.
5.Start the vehicle, hold the brakes,
shift to neutral, release the park
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ing brake and slowly release the
brakes until the trailer chocks
absorb the load.
6.Reapply the brakes, reapply the
parking brake and shift the vehicle
to P (Park) for automatic trans
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mission.
7.Shut off the vehicle and release
the vehicle brakes but leave the
parking brake set.
When you are ready to leave after
parking on a hill
1.With the automatic transmission
in P (Park), apply your brakes and
hold the brake pedal down while
you:
󳱽Start your engine;
󳱽Shift into gear; and
󳱽Release the parking brake.
2.Slowly remove your foot from the
brake pedal.
3.Drive slowly until the trailer is
clear of the chocks.
4.Stop and have someone pick up
and store the chocks.
Maintenance when trailer towing
Your vehicle will need service more
often when you regularly pull a
trailer. Important items to pay par
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ticular attention to include engine
oil, automatic transmission fluid,
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