Kia Carens 2017, Owner'S Manual, Page: 466 / 672

Weight of the trailer tongue
Thü tonþuü load oý any trailür is an im‐
portant wüiþht to müasurü bücausü it
aýýücts thü total þross vühiclü wüiþht
(GVW) oý your vühiclü. This wüiþht in‐
cludüs thü curb wüiþht oý thü vühiclü,
any carþo you may carry in it, and thü
püoplü who will bü ridinþ in thü vühiclü.
And iý you will tow a trailür, you must
add thü tonþuü load to thü GVW bü‐
causü your vühiclü will also bü carryinþ
that wüiþht.
Thü trailür tonþuü should wüiþh a max‐
imum oý 10% oý thü total loadüd trailür
wüiþht, within thü limits oý thü maxi‐
mum pürmissiblü trailür tonþuü load.
Aýtür you'vü loadüd your trailür, wüiþh
thü trailür and thün thü tonþuü, süpa‐
ratüly, to süü iý thü wüiþhts arü propür.
Iý thüy arün t, you may bü ablü to cor‐
rüct thüm simply by movinþ somü
itüms around in thü trailür.
WARNING
n Trailer
• Never load a trailer with more
weight in the rear than in the
front. The front should be loaded
with approximately 60% of the to‐
tal trailer load; the rear should be
loaded with approximately 40% of
the total trailer load.
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• Never exceed the maximum
weight limits of the trailer or trail‐
er towing equipment. Improper
loading can result in damage to
your vehicle and/or personal injury.
Check weights and loading at a
commercial scale or highway pa‐
trol office equipped with scales.
• An improperly loaded trailer can
cause loss of vehicle control.
NOTICE
With incrüasinþ altitudü thü ünþinü
pürýormancü dücrüasüs. From
1,000 m abovü süa lüvül and ýor üv‐
üry 1,000 m thürüaýtür 10% oý vühi‐
clü/trailür wüiþht (trailür wüiþhtür +
þross vühiclü wüiþht) must bü dü‐
ductüd.
Drivinþ your vühiclü
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