Emergency Towing Precautions - Kia Optima 2017 Owner's Manual

What to do in an emergency
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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 towing.

Emergency Towing precautions

• Turn the ignition switch to ACC so the
steering wheel isn't locked.
• Place the transaxle shift lever in N
(Neutral).
• Release the parking bake.
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• 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 per‐
formance will be reduced. Stop often
and let the brakes cool off.
CAUTION
n Automatic transaxle/Dual
clutch 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 transaxle is in neu‐
tral. Be sure the steering is un‐
locked by placing the ignition
switch in the ACC position. A driver
must be in the towed vehicle to
operate the steering and brakes.
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• To avoid serious damage to the
automatic transaxle/dual clutch
transmission, limit the vehicle
speed to 15 km/h (10 mph) and
drive less than 1.5 km (1 mile)
when towing.
• Before towing, check the auto‐
matic transaxle/dual clutch trans‐
mission for fluid leaks under your
vehicle. If the automatic trans‐
axle / dual clutch transmission flu‐
id is leaking flatbed equipment or a
towing dolly must be used.