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owners manual KIA Sportage
owners manual KIA Sportage - year of production: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - Kia Sportage II 2 owners manual EN
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Driving tips
Weight of the trailer tongueWARNING - Trailer Hitches
The tongue load of any trailer is an It's important to have the correct
• Never load a trailer with more
important weight to measure
hitch equipment. Crosswinds, large
weight in the rear than in the
because it affects the total gross trucks going by, and rough roads are 1
front. The front should be
vehicle weight (GVW) of your vehi- a few reasons why you’ll need the
loaded with approximately
cle. This weight includes the curb right hitch. Here are some rules to
2
weight of the vehicle, any cargo you60% of the total trailer load;
the rear should be loaded withfollow:
may carry in it, and the people who • Will you have to make any holes in
will be riding in the vehicle. And if youapproximately 40% of the totalthe body of your vehicle when you 3
trailer load.
will tow a trailer, you must add the install a trailer hitch? If you do, then
tongue load to the GVW because
• Never exceed the maximum
your vehicle will also be carrying that be sure to seal the holes later
weight limits of the trailer or 4
weight. when you remove the hitch.
trailer towing equipment.
Improper loading can result inIf you don’t seal them, deadly car-
The trailer tongue should weigh a bon monoxide (CO) from your
damage to your vehicle and/or 5
maximum of 10% of the total loaded exhaust can get into your vehicle,
personal injury. Check
trailer weight. After you've loaded as well as dirt and water.
your trailer, weigh the trailer and thenweights and loading at a com- • The bumpers on your vehicle are6
mercial scale or highway
the tongue, separately, to see if the not intended for hitches. Do not
weights are proper.If they aren’t, youpatrol office equipped with
scales. attach rental hitches or other
may be able to correct them simply 7
by moving some items around in the bumper-type hitches to them. Use
• An improperly loaded trailer
trailer. can cause loss of vehicle con-only a frame-mounted hitch that
trol. does not attach to the bumper.8
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