2010 Kia Magentis Owners Manual

Driving your vehicle
TRAILER TOWING
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Remember that trailering is different than
just   driving    your    vehicle    by   itself.
Trailering  means  changes  in   handling,
durability, and fuel  economy. Successful,
safe  trailering   requires   correct  equip-
ment, and it has to be used  properly.
If  you are  considering  towing  with with
your car, you should first check with your
country’s Department  of  Motor Vehicles
to determine their legal requirements.
WARNING - 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 limits.
Since
laws   vary    from    province   to
province   the  requirements   for   towing
trailers, cars, or other types of vehicles or
apparatus may  differ. Ask an  authorized
KIA dealer for  further details before tow-
ing.
This section  contains many  time-tested,
important trailering  tips and safety rules.
Many  of  these  are   important  for  your
safety   and  that   of   your  passengers.
Please read this  section carefully before
you pull a trailer.
CAUTION
Pulling   a   trailer   improperly   can
damage  your vehicle  and result  in
costly repairs  not covered  by your
warranty. To pull  a trailer  correctly,
follow the advice in this section.
WARNING - Towing a trail-
er
Load-pulling  components   such  as  the
engine, transaxle, wheel assemblies, and
tires  are forced  to  work  harder against
the load of the added weight. The engine
is required to operate  at relatively higher
speeds  and  under  greater   loads. This
additional  burden generates  extra  heat.
The  trailer   also  adds   considerably  to
wind  resistance,  increasing  the  pulling
requirements.
If you  don't use  the correct  equip-
ment and drive improperly, you can
lose control 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 section.
Your vehicle can  tow a trailer. To identify
what the vehicle  trailering capacity is for
your vehicle,  you  should read  the infor-
mation  in   “Weight  of   the  trailer”   that
appears later in this section.
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