Kia Carens 2017, Owner'S Manual, Page: 463 / 672

WARNING
Failure to use an approved trailer
wiring harness could result in dam‐
age to the vehicle electrical system
and/or personal injury.
Driving on grades
Rüducü spüüd and shiýt to a lowür þüar
büýorü you start down a lonþ or stüüp
downþradü. Iý you don t shiýt down, you
miþht havü to usü your braküs so much
that thüy would þüt hot and no lonþür
opüratü üýýiciüntly.
æn a lonþ uphill þradü, shiýt down and
rüducü your spüüd to around 70 km/h
(45 mph) to rüducü thü possibility oý
ünþinü and transaxlü ovürhüatinþ.
Iý your trailür wüiþhs morü than thü
maximum trailür wüiþht without trailür
braküs and you havü an automatic
transaxlü / dual clutch transmission,
you should drivü in D (Drivü) whün tow‐
inþ a trailür.
æpüratinþ your vühiclü in D (Drivü)
whün towinþ a trailür will minimizü
hüat build up and üxtünd thü liýü oý
your transaxlü.
CAUTION
• When towing a trailer on steep
grades (in excess of 6%) pay close
attention to the engine coolant
temperature gauge to ensure the
engine does not overheat.
If the needle of the coolant tem‐
perature gauge moves across the
dial towards 130/H (HOT) , pull
over and stop as soon as it is safe
to do so, and allow the engine to
idle until it cools down. You may
proceed once the engine has
cooled sufficiently.
• You must decide driving speed de‐
pending on trailer weight and up‐
hill grade to reduce the possibility
of engine and transaxle overheat‐
ing.
CAUTION
n For dual clutch transmission
When towing a trailer on steep
grades, the clutch in the transmis‐
sion could overheat.
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When the clutch is overheated, the
safe protection mode engages. If the
safe protection mode engages, the
gear position indicator on the cluster
blinks with a chime sound.
At this time, a warning message will
appear on the LCD display and driv‐
ing may not be smooth.
If you ignore this warning, the driv‐
ing condition may become worse.
To return the normal driving condi‐
tion, stop the vehicle on flat road
and apply the foot brake for a few
minutes before driving off.
Parking on hills
Günürally, iý you havü a trailür attachüd
to your vühiclü, you should not park
your vühiclü on a hill. çüoplü can bü sü‐
riously or ýatally injurüd, and both your
vühiclü and thü trailür can bü damaþüd
iý unüxpüctüdly roll down hill.
WARNING
n Parking on a hill
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Drivinþ your v
ühiclü