Driving your vehicle – KIA Magentis 2010 User Manual

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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 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:

Engine

2.4 Engine

2.7 Engine

Item

Maximum trailer

Without trailer brakes

454 (1000)

weight

With trailer brakes

907 (2000)

Maximum permissible static vertical

80 (176)

load on the coupling device

MT : Manual transaxle

AT : Automatic transaxle

: Do not use this vehicle for trailer towing.

kg (lbs.)