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Driving your vehicle
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 2,000 km (1,200 miles) 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 100 km/h / 60
mph).
• On a long uphill grade, do not exceed
70 km/h (45 mph) or the posted towing
speed limit, whichever is lower.
• The chart contains important consider-
ations that have to do with weight:
Maximum trailer
weight
kg (lbs.)
Item
2.4L
Gasoline
Diesel
2.0L
2.2L
Maximum permissible static
vertical load on the coupling
device
kg (lbs.)
Recommended distance
from rear wheel center to coupling point
mm (inch)
Without brake System
With brake
System
M/T
A/T
M/T
A/T
M/T : Manual transaxle
A/T : Automatic transaxle
750
750
750
(1653.5)
(1653.5)
(1653.5)
2000
2200
2500
(4409.2)
(4850.1)
(5511.5)
2000
-
2000
(4409.2)
(4409.2)
80
100 (220.5)
(176.4)
80
80 (176.4)
(176.4)
1115 (43.9)