Kia Telluride 2023 Manual page 290

Driving your vehicle
Do not connect a trailer lighting system
directly to your vehicle's lighting system.
Use only an approved trailer wiring har-
ness.
An authorized Kia dealer can assist you
in installing the wiring harness.
CAUTION
Always use an approved trailer wiring
harness. Failure to use an approved
trailer wiring harness could result in
damage to the vehicle electrical system.
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
transmission overheating.
If your trailer weighs more than the max-
imum trailer weight without trailer
brakes and you have an automatic
transmission, you should drive in D
(Drive) when towing a trailer.
Operating your vehicle in D (Drive) when
towing a trailer will minimize heat build
up and extend the life of your transmis-
sion.
Towing uphill
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 temperature
gauge moves across the dial towards "H"
(HOT), pull over and stop as soon as it is
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safe to do so, and allow the engine to
idle until it cools down. You may proceed
once the engine has cooled sufficiently.
You must decide driving speed depend-
ing on trailer weight and uphill grade to
reduce the possibility of engine and
transmission overheating.
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 they
unexpectedly roll downhill.
However, if you ever have to park your
trailer on a hill, here's how to do it:
1. Pull the vehicle into the parking space.
Turn the steering wheel in the direc-
tion of the curb (right if headed down-
hill, left if headed up hill).
2. If the vehicle has an automatic trans-
mission, place the vehicle in P (Park).
3. Set the parking brake and shut off the
engine.
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 park-
ing brake and shift the vehicle to P
(Park) for automatic transmission.
7. Shut off the vehicle and release the
vehicle brakes but leave the parking
brake set.
When you are ready to leave
after parking on a hill
1. With the automatic transmission in P
(Park), apply your brakes and hold the
brake pedal down while you:
Trailer towing