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owners manual KIA Optima
owners manual KIA Optima - year of production: 2015 - Kia Optima IV 4 owners manual EN
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Driving your vehicle
5. Start the vehicle, hold the brakes,ply your brakes and hold the brakeDo not forget to also maintain your
shift to neutral, release the parkingpedal down while you:trailer and hitch. Follow the mainte‐
brake and slowly release the brakes• Start your engine;nance schedule that accompanied your
until the trailer chocks absorb the trailer and check it periodically. Pref‐
• Shift into gear; and
load. erably, conduct the check at the start
• Release the parking brake.
of each day’s driving. Most importantly,
6. Reapply the brakes, reapply the
all hitch nuts and bolts should be tight.
2. Slowly remove your foot from the
parking brake and shift the vehicle
brake pedal.
to R (Reverse) for manual transaxle
or P (Park) for automatic transaxle.
3. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear
CAUTION
of the chocks.
7. Shut off the vehicle and release the
vehicle brakes but leave the parking • Due to higher load during trailer
4. Stop and have someone pick up and
brake set. usage, overheating might occur in
store the chocks.
hot days or during uphill driving. If
the coolant gauge indicates over‐
Maintenance when trailer towing
WARNING
heating, switch off the air condi‐
Your vehicle will need service more of‐
tioner and stop the vehicle in a
ten when you regularly pull a trailer.
safe area to cool down the engine.
n
Parking brake
Important items to pay particular at‐
• When towing check transaxle fluid
It can be dangerous to get out of
tention to include engine oil, automatic
more frequently.
your vehicle if the parking brake is
transaxle fluid, axle lubricant and cool‐
not firmly set.
ing system fluid. Brake condition is an‐• If your vehicle is not equipped with
If you have left the engine running,
other important item to frequentlyan air conditioner, you should in‐
the vehicle can move suddenly. You
stall a condenser fan to improve
check. Each item is covered in this man‐
or others could be seriously or fatal‐
engine performance when towing
ual, and the Index will help you find
ly injured.
a trailer.
them quickly. If you’re trailering, it is a
good idea to review these sections be‐
fore you start your trip.
When you are ready to leave after If you do decide to pull a trailer
parking on a hill Here are some important points if you
decide to pull a trailer:
1. With the manual transaxle in Neu‐
• Consider using a sway control.You
tral or Automatic Transaxle/Dual
can ask a hitch dealer about sway
clutch transmission in P (Park), ap‐
control.
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