Kia Sorento 2022 Manual page 636

What to do in an emergency
tinue the towing. We recommend
that you contact an authorised
Kia dealer or a commercial tow
truck service for assistance.
Tow the vehicle as straight ahead
as possible.
Keep away from the vehicle
during towing.
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Use a towing strap less than 5 m
(16 feet) long. Attach a white or
red cloth (about 30 cm (12 inches)
wide) in the middle of the strap
for easy visibility.
Drive carefully so that the towing
strap is not loosened during tow-
ing.
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The driver must be in the vehicle
for steering and braking opera-
tions when the vehicle is towed
and passengers other than the
driver must not be allowed to be
on board.
Emergency towing precautions
Turn the ignition switch or the
ENGINE START/STOP button to
the ACC position so the steering
wheel is not locked.
Shift the gear to N (Neutral).
Release the parking bake.
Press the brake pedal with more
force than normal since you will
have reduced brake performance.
More steering effort will be
required because the power
steering system will be disabled.
If you are driving down a long hill,
the brakes may overheat and
brake performance will be
reduced. Stop often and let the
brakes cool off.
To avoid serious damage to the
automatic transmission, limit the
vehicle speed to 15 km/h (10
mph) and drive less than 1.5 km
(1 mile) when towing.
CAUTION
Automatic transmission
If the car is being towed with all
four wheels on the ground, it can
be towed only from the front. Be
sure that the transmission is in
Towing