If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer - Kia picanto 2014 Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle

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, we recommend
that you consult an authorized Kia
dealer on additional requirements such
as a towing kit, etc.
• Always drive your vehicle at a moderate
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:
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Item
Without brake
Maximum
System
trailer weight
With brake
kg (Ibs.)
System
Maximum permissible static
vertical load on the coupling device
Recommended distance from rear wheel
center to coupling point
Gasoline 1.0
M/T A/T
400 (882) -
700
-
(1,543)
75 (165)
kg (Ibs.)
635 (25)
mm (inch)
Gasoline 1.25
M/T A/T
400 (882) 0 (0)
700
400 (882)
(1,543)
75 (165)
635 (25)