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owners manual KIA Picanto - year of production: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 - KIA Picanto I 1 owners manual EN
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Driving your vehicle
TRAILER TOWING (FOR EUROPE)
E140000ASA ✽✽ NOTICE - For Europe Your vehicle can tow a trailer. To identify
If you are considering towing with with what the vehicle trailering capacity is for
The technically permissible maximum
your car, you should first check with your your vehicle, you should read the infor-
load on the rear axle(s) may be
country’s Department of Motor Vehicles mation in “Weight of the trailer” that
exceeded by not more than 15 % and
to determine their legal requirements.the technically permissible maximum appears later in this section.
Since laws vary the requirements for tow-laden mass of the vehicle may be
ing trailers, cars, or other types of vehi-
exceeded by not more than 10 % or
Remember that trailering is different than
cles or apparatus may differ. Ask an
100 kg (220.4 lbs), whichever value is just driving your vehicle by itself.
authorized KIA dealer for further details
lower. In this case, do not exceed 100 Trailering means changes in handling,
before towing. km/h (62.1 mph) for vehicle of catego-durability, and fuel economy. Successful,
ry M1 or80 km/h (49.7 mph) forvehi-safe trailering requires correct equip-
WARNING - Towing a trail- cle of category N1. ment, and it has to be used properly.
er When a vehicle of category M1 is tow-
ing a trailer, the additional load
If you don't use the correct equip- This section contains many time-tested,
ment and drive improperly, you canimposed at the trailer coupling deviceimportant trailering tips and safety rules.
lose control when you pull a trailer.may cause the tire maximum load rat-Many of these are important for your
ings to be exceeded, but not by more
For example, if the trailer is too safety and that of your passengers.
than 15 %. In this case, do not exceed
heavy, the brakes may not work Please read this section carefully before
100 km/h (62.1 mph) and increase the
well - or even at all.You and your you pull a trailer.
tire inflation pressure by at least 0.2
passengers could be seriously or
bar.
fatally injured. Pull a trailer only if Load-pulling components such as the
you have followed all the steps in engine, transaxle, wheel assemblies, and
this section. CAUTION tires are forced to work harder against
Pulling a trailer improperly can
the load of the added weight.The engine
damage your vehicle and result in
is required to operate at relatively higher
WARNING - Weight limits costly repairs not covered by your
speeds and under greater loads. This
warranty. To pull a trailer correctly,
Before towing, make sure the total additional burden generates extra heat.
follow the advice in this section.
trailer weight, gross combination The trailer also considerably adds wind
weight, gross vehicle weight, gross resistance, increasing pulling require-
axle weight and trailer tongue load ments.
are all within the limits.
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