Kia XCeed 2020 - Safety Chains; Trailer Brakes; Driving With A Trailer

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righthitch.Herearesomerulesto
follow:
• Doyouhavetomakeanyholes
inthebodyofyourvehiclewhen
youinstallatrailerhitch?Ifyou
do,thenbesuretosealtheholes
laterwhenyouremovethehitch.
Ifyoudon’tsealthem,deadly
carbonmonoxide(CO)fromyour
exhaustcangetintoyourvehicle,
aswellasdirtandwater.
• Thebumpersonyourvehicleare
notintendedforhitches.Donot
attachrentalhitchesorother
bumper-typehitches.Useonlya
frame-mountedhitchthatdoes
notattachtothebumper.
• Kiatrailerhitchaccessaryis
availableatanauthorizedKia
dealer/servicepartner.
Safety chains
Youshouldalwaysattachchains
betweenyourvehicleandyour
trailer.Crossthesafetychainsunder
thetongueofthetrailersothatthe
tonguewillnotdroptotheroadifit
becomesseparatedfromthehitch.
Instructionsaboutsafety
chainsmaybeprovidedbythe
hitchmanufacturerorbythe
trailermanufacturer.Followthe
manufacturer’srecommendation
forattachingsafetychains.Always
leavejustenoughslacksoyoucan
turnwithyourtrailer.And,never
allowsafetychainsdragonthe
ground.
Trailer brakes
Ifyourtrailerisequippedwith
abrakingsystem,makesure
itconformstoyourcountry’s
regulationsandthatitisproperly
installedandoperatingcorrectly.
Ifyourtrailerweighsmorethanthe
maximumtrailerweightwithout
trailerbrakesloaded,thenitneeds
itsownbrakesandtheymustbe
adequate.Besuretoreadand
followtheinstructionsforthetrailer
brakessoyou’llbeabletoinstall,
adjustandmaintainthemproperly.
• Don’ttapintoyourvehicle’sbrake
system.
WARNING
Trailer brakes
Donotuseatrailerwithitsown
brakesunlessyouareabsolutely
certainthatyouhaveproperly
setupthebrakesystem.Thisis
notataskforamateurs.Usean
experienced,competenttrailershop
forthiswork.
Driving with a trailer
Towingatrailerrequiresacertain
amountofexperience.Before
settingoutfortheopenroad,you
mustgettoknowyourtrailer.