Kia EV9 2024 Manual page 360

Driving your vehicle
turn signal. The electronic control unit
will detect the trailer and communicate
with other vehicle systems. When the
trailer is disconnected, depress the
brake pedal or activate the turn signal so
that the control unit will be able to detect
that there is no power to the trailer light -
ing; the assistance systems that were
turned off will automatically turn on
again.
It is the driver's responsibility to ensure
that all electrical connections are work -
ing, and all trailer lights are operating
before and during towing.
CAUTION
僅 Use only genuine kia electrical con -
nections. Do not attempt to splice or
connect the trailer wiring using any
other methods. This may damage the
vehicle's electrical system, resulting in
malfunctions.
僅 If your vehicle has equipped trailer
package, the various functions of the
driver assistance system are automat -
ically switched off when a trailer or
other tow bar mounted carriers are
connected. The reasons to turn off the
functions automatically are
1. because a trailer may interfere with
the correct functionality of the sys -
tem,
2. because the trailer may otherwise
cause unforeseen behavioral insta -
bility or
3. because of legislation.
This functionality is only given with
genuine accessories that recognize
when a trailer is connected and con -
sequently inform the vehicle systems.
If functions are turned off, you cannot
get help from the particular system;
always drive with care! Also read the
6 60
related sections of the driver assis -
tance system.
Affected functions of the driver assis -
tance system (if equipped):
- Forward Cross-Traffic Safety and
Forward/Side Safety function of
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
- Lane Keeping Assist
- Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist
- Safe Exit Assist
- Lane Following Assist
- Highway Driving Assist
- Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoid -
ance Assist
- Reverse Parking Distance Warning
Assist
- Reverse Parking Collision-Avoid -
ance Assist
- Remote Smart Parking Assist 2
For more details, refer to "Driver assis -
tance guide" on page 7-4
Driving on grades
Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear
before you start down a long or steep
downgrade. If you don't shift down, you
might have to use your brakes so much
that they will get hot and no longer oper -
ate efficiently.
On a long uphill grade, shift down and
reduce your speed to around 70 km/h
(45 mph) to reduce the possibility of
motor and gear overheating.
CAUTION
僅 To prevent motor overheating: If you
tow a trailer above the maximum
gross vehicle weight and maximum
trailer weight, it can cause the motor
to overheat. When driving in such
Trailer towing