Kia Cerato 2019 Owner's Manual page 404

Driving your vehicle
CAUTION
• 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) (or 130°C / 260°F)",
pull over and stop as soon as
it is safe to do so, and allow
the engine to idle until it cools
down. You may proceed once
the engine has cooled suffi-
ciently.
• You must decide the driving
speed depending on trailer
weight and uphill grade to
reduce the possibility
engine and transaxle over-
heating.
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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 unexpectedly roll
down hill.
WARNING
- Parking on a
Parking your vehicle on a hill
with a trailer attached could
cause serious injury or death,
should the trailer break loose.
of
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 direction of the kerb (left if
headed down hill, left if headed up
hill).
2. If the vehicle has a manual
transaxle, place the car in neutral.
If the vehicle has an automatic
transaxle, place the car in P (Park).
hill
3. Set the parking brake and shut off
the vehicle.
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.