Kia XCeed 2020 - Page 499

Driving your vehicle Distance 4 Distance 3 Distance 2 Distance 1
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onthetrailerareburnedout.Thus,
youmaythinkdriversbehindyou
areseeingyoursignalswhen,infact,
theyarenot.It’simportanttocheck
occasionallytobesurethetrailer
bulbsarestillworking.Youmust
alsocheckthelightseverytimeyou
disconnectandthenreconnectthe
wires.
Donotconnectatrailerlighting
systemdirectlytoyourvehicle’s
lightingsystem.Useonlyan
approvedtrailerwiringharness.
Haveyourselfassistedbya
professionalworkshopininstalling
thewiringharness.
Kiarecommendstovisitan
authorizedKiadealer/service
partner.
WARNING
Failuretouseanapprovedtrailer
wiringharnesscouldresultin
damagetothevehicleelectrical
systemand/orpersonalinjury.
Driving on grades
Reducethespeedandshifttoa
lowergearbeforeyoustartdown
alongorsteepdowngrade.Ifyou
don’tshiftdown,youmighthaveto
useyourbrakessomuchthatthey
wouldgethotandnolongeroperate
efficiently.
Onalonguphillgrade,shiftdown
andreduceyourspeedtoaround
70km/h(45mph)toreduce
thepossibilityofengineand
transmissionoverheating.
CAUTION
• Whentowingatraileronsteep
grades(inexcessof6%)payclose
attentiontotheenginecoolant
temperaturegaugetoensurethe
enginedoesnotoverheat.Ifthe
needleofthecoolanttemperature
gaugemovesacrossthedial
towards“H(HOT)(or130°C/
260°F)”,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thedriving
speeddependingontrailer
weightanduphillgradetoreduce
thepossibilityofengineand
transmissionoverheating.
Parking on hills
Generally,ifyouhaveatrailer
attachedtoyourvehicle,youshould
notparkyourvehicleonahill.People
canbeseriouslyorfatallyinjured,
andbothyourvehicleandthetrailer
canbedamagedifunexpectedlyroll
downhill.
WARNING