Kia Soul 2018, Owner'S Manual

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Driving your vehicle
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Parking on hills
Generally, if you have a trailer
attached to your vehicle, you should
not park your vehicle on a hill. People
can be seriously or fatally injured,
and both your vehicle and the trailer
can be damaged if unexpectedly roll
down hill.
However, if you ever have to park your
trailer on a hill, here is how to do it:
1. Pull the vehicle into the parking
space. Turn the steering wheel in
the direction of the kerb (left if head-
ed down hill, right if headed up hill).
2. If the vehicle has a manual
transaxle, place the car in neutral.
If the vehicle has an automatic
transaxle / dual clutch transmis-
sion, place the car in P (Park).
3. Set the parking brake and shut off
the vehicle.
4. Place chocks under the trailer
wheels on the down hill side of the
wheels.
5. Start the vehicle, hold the brakes,
shift to neutral, release the parking
brake and slowly release the
brakes until the trailer chocks
absorb the load.
6. Reapply the brakes, reapply the
parking brake and shift the vehicle
to R (Reverse) for manual transaxle
or P (Park) for automatic transaxle /
dual clutch transmission.
7. Shut off the vehicle and release
the vehicle brakes but leave the
parking brake set.
WARNING
-
Parking on a
hill
Parking your vehicle on a hill
with a trailer attached could
cause serious injury or death,
should the trailer break loose.
It can be very dangerous to hold
your vehicle by applying accel-
erator on a hill.
WARNING
-
Parking
brake
It can be dangerous to get out
of your vehicle if the parking
brake is not firmly set.
If you have left the engine run-
ning, the vehicle can move sud-
denly. You or others could be
seriously or fatally injured.