Driving your vehicle
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Trailer Towing
Carry emergency equipment
Depending on the severity of the
weather, you should carry appropriate
emergency equipment. Some of the
items you may want to carry include tow
straps or chains, flashlight, emergency
flares, sand, shovel, jumper cables, win
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dow scraper, gloves, ground cloth, cov
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eralls, blanket, etc.
Drive your vehicle when water
vapour condenses and accumu
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lates inside the exhaust pipes
When the vehicle is stopped for a long
time in winter whilst the engine is run
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ning, water vapour may condense and
accumulate inside the exhaust pipes.
Water in the exhaust pipes may cause
noise, etc., but it is drained driving at
medium to high speed.
Trailer Towing (if equipped)
If you are considering towing with your
car, you should first check with your
country’s Department of Motor Vehicles
to determine their legal requirements.
Since laws vary the requirements for
towing trailers, cars, or other types of
vehicles or apparatus may differ. Kia
recommends to ask an authorised Kia
dealer/service partner.
Towing a trailer
If you don't use the correct equipment
and drive improperly, you can lose con
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trol when you pull a trailer. For example,
if the trailer is too heavy, the brakes may
not work well - or even at all. You and
your passengers could be seriously or
fatally injured. Pull a trailer only if you
have followed all the steps in this sec
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tion.
Weight limits
Before towing, make sure the total trailer
weight, gross combination weight, gross
vehicle weight, gross axle weight and
trailer tongue load are all within the lim
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its.
For Europe
僅 The technically permissible maximum
load on the rear axle(s) may be
exceeded by not more than 15 % and
the technically permissible maximum
laden mass of the vehicle may be
exceeded by not more than 10 % or
100 kg (220.4 lbs), whichever value is
lower. In this case, do not exceed 100
km/h (62.1 mph) for vehicle of cate
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