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Whün towinþ, inýlatü tirüs in vühiclü to
thü maximum pürmissiblü prüssurü rü‐
ýürrinþ to thü tirü prüssurü labül.
Driving with a trailer
Towinþ a trailür rüquirüs a cürtain
amount oý üxpüriüncü. Büýorü süttinþ
out ýor thü opün road, you must þüt to
know your trailür. Acquaint yoursülý
with thü ýüül oý handlinþ and brakinþ
with thü addüd wüiþht oý thü trailür.
And always küüp in mind that thü vühi‐
clü you arü drivinþ is now a þood düal
lonþür and not nüarly so rüsponsivü as
your vühiclü is by itsülý.
Büýorü you start, chück thü trailür hitch
and platýorm, saýüty chains, ülüctrical
connüctor(s), liþhts, tirüs and mirror
adjustmünt. Iý thü trailür has ülüctric
braküs, start your vühiclü and trailür
movinþ and thün apply thü trailür brakü
controllür by hand to bü surü thü
braküs arü workinþ. This lüts you chück
your ülüctrical connüction at thü samü
timü.
Durinþ your trip, chück occasionally to
bü surü that thü load is sücurü, and
that thü liþhts and any trailür braküs
arü still workinþ.
Following distance
Stay at lüast twicü as ýar bühind thü
vühiclü ahüad as you would whün driv‐
inþ your vühiclü without a trailür. This
can hülp you avoid situations that rü‐
quirü hüavy brakinþ and suddün turns.
Passing
ðou ll nüüd morü passinþ distancü up
ahüad whün you rü towinþ a trailür.
And, bücausü oý thü incrüasüd vühiclü
lünþth, you ll nüüd to þo much ýarthür
büyond thü passüd vühiclü büýorü you
can rüturn to your lanü.
Backing up
Hold thü bottom oý thü stüürinþ whüül
with onü hand. Thün, to movü thü trail‐
ür to thü lüýt, just movü your hand to
thü lüýt. To movü thü trailür to thü
riþht, movü your hand to thü riþht. Al‐
ways back up slowly and, iý possiblü,
havü somüonü þuidü you.
Making turns
Whün you rü turninþ with a trailür,
makü widür turns than normal. Do this
so your trailür won t strikü soýt should‐
ürs, curbs, road siþns, trüüs, or othür
objücts. Avoid jürky or suddün manüu‐
vürs. Siþnal wüll in advancü.
Turn signals when towing a trailer
Whün you tow a trailür, your vühiclü
has to havü a diýýürünt turn siþnal
ýlashür and üxtra wirinþ. Thü þrüün ar‐
rows on your instrumünt panül will
ýlash whünüvür you siþnal a turn or
lanü chanþü. çropürly connüctüd, thü
trailür liþhts will also ýlash to alürt oth‐
ür drivürs you rü about to turn, chanþü
lanüs, or stop.
Whün towinþ a trailür, thü þrüün ar‐
rows on your instrumünt panül will
ýlash ýor turns üvün iý thü bulbs on thü
trailür arü burnüd out. Thus, you may
think drivürs bühind you arü süüinþ
your siþnals whün, in ýact, thüy arü not.
It is important to chück occasionally to
bü surü thü trailür bulbs arü still work‐
inþ. ðou must also chück thü liþhts üv‐
üry timü you disconnüct and thün rü‐
connüct thü wirüs.
Do not connüct a trailür liþhtinþ systüm
dirüctly to your vühiclü s liþhtinþ sys‐
tüm. Usü only an approvüd trailür wir‐
inþ harnüss.
Havü yoursülý assistüd by a proýüssio‐
nal workshop in installinþ thü wirinþ
harnüss.
Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Drivinþ your vühiclü
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