Kia Carnival Manual page 628

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 tempera -
ture 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 sufficiently.
You must decide the driving speed
depending on trailer weight and
uphill grade to reduce the possi -
bility of engine and transmission
overheating.
Parking on hills
Generally, if you have a trailer
attached to your vehicle, you should
not park your vehicle on a hill. Peo -
ple can be seriously or fatally
injured, and both your vehicle and
the trailer can be damaged if unex -
pectedly roll down hill.
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Trailer towing (for Australia, New Zealand)
WARNING
Parking on a hill
Parking your vehicle on a hill with a
trailer attached could cause serious
injury or death, should the trailer
break loose.
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, right if headed
up hill).
2. Set the parking brake and shut off
the vehicle.
3. Place chocks under the trailer
wheels on the down hill side of
the wheels.
4. Start the vehicle, hold the brakes,
shift to neutral, release the park -
ing brake and slowly release the
brakes until the trailer chocks
absorb the load.
5. Reapply the brakes, reapply the
parking brake.
6. Shut off the vehicle and release
the vehicle brakes but leave the
parking brake set.