Kia Soul 2018 Owner's Manual page 469

Driving your vehicle
TRAILER TOWING
If you are considering towing with
your vehicle, you should first check
with your country's Department of
Motor Vehicles to determine their
legal requirements.
Since laws vary the requirements for
towing trailers, cars, or other types of
vehicles or apparatus may differ. Kia
recommends to ask an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.
WARNING
-
Towing a
trailer
If you don't use the correct
equipment and/or drive improp-
erly, you can lose control when
you pull a trailer. For example, if
the trailer is too heavy, the
brakes may not work well - or
even at all. You and your pas-
sengers could be seriously or
fatally injured. Pull a trailer only
if you have followed all the
steps in this section.
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WARNING
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Weight limits
Before towing, make sure the
total trailer weight, GCW (gross
combination weight),
(gross vehicle weight), GAW
(gross axle weight ) and trailer
tongue load are all within the
limits.
WARNING
When you tow the trailer, make
sure that you turn off the ISG
function.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
-
For Europe
• The technically permissible maxi-
mum load on the rear axle(s) may
be exceeded by not more than 15
GVW
% and the technically permissible
maximum laden mass of the vehi-
cle may be exceeded by not more
than 10 % or 100 kg (220.4 lbs),
whichever value is lower. In this
case, do not exceed 100 km/h (62.1
mph) for vehicle of category M1 or
80 km/h (49.7 mph) for vehicle of
category N1.
• When towing a trailer, the addi-
tional load imposed at the trailer
coupling device may cause the
rear tyre maximum load ratings to
be exceeded, but not by more than
15%. In such a case, do not exceed
100km/h, and the rear tyre pres-
sure should be at least 20 kPa(0.2
bar) above the tyre pressure(s) as
recommended for normal use (i.e.
without a trailer attached).