Driving your vehicle
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If you do decide to pull a trailer
Here are some important points if you
decide to pull a trailer:
• Consider using a sway control. You can
ask a hitch dealer about sway control.
• Do not do any towing with your car dur-
ing its first 1,200 miles (2,000 km) in
order to allow the engine to properly
break in. Failure to heed this caution
may result in serious engine or
transaxle damage.
• When towing a trailer, be sure to con-
sult an authorized KIA dealer for fur-
ther information on additional require-
ments such as a towing kit, etc.
• Always drive your vehicle at a moder-
ate speed (less than 60 mph (100
km/h)).
• On a long uphill grade, do not exceed
45 mph (70 km/h) or the posted towing
speed limit, whichever is lower.
• The chart contains important consider-
ations that have to do with weight:
Engine
Item
Gasoline Engine
2.4L
3.5L
Maximum trailer
weight
Without brake system
1650
(750)
1650
(750)
With brake system
1650
(750)
3500
(1588)
Maximum tongue weight
350
(159)
350
(159)
lbs. (kg)
To identify what the vehicle trailering capacity is for your vehicle, you should read the informa-
tion in “Weight of the Trailer” that appears later in this section.
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