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owners manual KIA Sorento - year of production: 2009 - Kia Sorento II 2 owners manual EN
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Driving your vehicle
TRAILER TOWING
If you are considering towing with Remember that trailering is different
WARNING- Weight
your vehicle, you should first check than just driving your vehicle by itself.
with your country's Department of limits Trailering means changes in han-
Motor Vehicles to determine their dling, durability, and fuel economy.
Before towing, make sure the
legal requirements. total trailer weight, GCW (gross Successful, safe trailering requires
Since laws vary the requirements for correct equipment, and it has to be
combination weight), GVW
towing trailers, cars, or other types of used properly.
vehicles or apparatus may differ. Ask(gross vehicle weight), GAW
(gross axle weight) and trailer
an authorized Kia dealer for further
tongue load are all within the
details before towing. limits. This section contains many time-
tested, important trailering tips and
safety rules. Many of these are
WARNING- Towing a important for your safety and that of
trailer CAUTION your passengers. Please read this
section carefully before you pull a
Pulling a trailer improperly can
If you don't use the correct
equipment and/or drive improp-damage your vehicle and resulttrailer.
in costly repairs not covered by
erly, you can lose control when
your warranty. To pull a trailer
you pull a trailer. For example, if Load-pulling components such as
correctly, follow the advice in
the engine, transaxle, wheel assem-
the trailer is too heavy,the
this section. blies, and tires are forced to work
brakes may not work well - or harder against the load of the added
even at all. You and your pas- weight. The engine is required to
sengers could be seriously or
Your vehicle can tow a trailer.* To
fatally injured. Pull a trailer only operate at relatively higher speeds
identify what the vehicle trailering
if you have followed all the and under greater loads. This addi-
capacity is for your vehicle, you
steps in this section. tional burden generates extra heat.
should read the information in
The trailer also adds considerably to
“Weight of the trailer” that appears
You may require an additional wiring wind resistance, increasing the
later in this section. pulling requirements.
harness connector to install a trailer
hitch. Please contact an authorized
Kia dealer for more details.
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