Kia CERATO 2018 Owner's Manual page 428

Driving your vehicle
Driving on grades
Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear
before you start down a long or steep
downgrade. If you don t shift down, you
might have to use your brakes so much
that they would get hot and no longer
operate efficiently.
On a long uphill grade, shift down and
reduce your speed to around 70 km/h
(45 mph) to reduce the possibility of
engine and transaxle overheating.
If your trailer weighs more than the
maximum trailer weight without trailer
brakes and you have an automatic
transaxle / dual clutch transmission,
you should drive in D (Drive) when tow‐
ing a trailer.
Operating your vehicle in D (Drive)
when towing a trailer will minimize
heat build up and extend the life of
your transaxle.
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CAUTION
• When towing a trailer on steep
grades (in excess of 6%) pay close
attention to the engine coolant
temperature gauge to ensure the
engine does not overheat.
If the needle of the coolant tem‐
perature gauge moves across the
dial towards 130/H (HOT) , pull
over and stop as soon as it is safe
to do so, and allow the engine to
idle until it cools down. You may
proceed once the
cooled sufficiently.
• You must decide driving speed de‐
pending on trailer weight and up‐
hill grade to reduce the possibility
of engine and transaxle overheat‐
ing.
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 se‐
riously or fatally injured, and both your
vehicle and the trailer can be damaged
if they unexpectedly roll down hill.
However, if you ever have to park your
trailer on a hill, here is how to do it:
WARNING
n 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 or the brake stops work‐
ing.
1. Pull the vehicle into the parking
space. Turn the steering wheel in
the direction of the curb (right if
engine has
headed down hill, left if headed up
hill).
2. If the vehicle has a manual trans‐
axle, place the car in neutral. If the
vehicle has an automatic trans‐
axle / dual clutch transmission,
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.