Kia Sorento 2023 Manual page 518

What to do in an emergency
僅 Tow the vehicle as straight ahead as
possible.
僅 Keep away from the vehicle during
towing.
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僅 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.
僅 Drive carefully so that the towing
strap is not loosened during towing.
僅 The driver must be in the vehicle for
steering and braking operations when
the vehicle is towed and passengers
other than the driver must not be
allowed to be on board.
Emergency towing precautions
僅 Turn the ignition switch or the
ENGINE START/STOP button to the
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ACC position so the steering wheel is
not locked.
僅 Shift the gear to N (Neutral).
僅 Release the parking bake.
僅 The vehicle should be towed at a
speed of 25 km/h (16 mph) or less
within the distance of 20 km (12
miles).
僅 Press the brake pedal with more force
than normal since you will have
reduced brake performance.
僅 More steering effort will be required
because the power steering system
will be disabled.
僅 If you are driving down a long hill, the
brakes may overheat and brake per-
formance will be reduced. Stop often
and let the brakes cool off.
CAUTION
Automatic transmission / Dual clutch
transmission
僅 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 neutral. Be sure the
steering is unlocked by placing the
ignition switch in the ACC position. A
driver must be in the towed vehicle to
operate the steering and brakes.
僅 To avoid serious damage to the auto-
matic transmission / dual clutch trans-
mission, limit the vehicle speed to 15
km/h (10 mph) and drive less than 1.5
km (1 mile) when towing.
僅 Before towing, check the automatic
transmission / dual clutch transmis-
sion for fluid leaks under your vehicle.
If the automatic transmission / dual
clutch transmission fluid is leaking,
flatbed equipment or a towing dolly
must be used.
Towing