Kia Sorento Owner's Manual page 517

If you do decide to pull a trail-
er
Here are some important points if
you decide to pull a trailer:
• Consider using a sway control. You
can ask a hitch dealer about sway
control.
• Do not do any towing with your car
during its first 2,000 km (1,200
miles) in order to allow the engine
to properly break in. Failure to
heed this caution may result in
serious engine or transaxle dam-
age.
• When towing a trailer, we recom-
mend that you consult an autho-
rised Kia dealer on additional
requirements such as a towing kit,
etc.
• Always drive your vehicle at a mod-
erate speed (less than 100 km/h
(60 mph)).
• On a long uphill grade, do not
exceed 70 km/h (45 mph) or the
posted towing speed
whichever is lower.
• The chart contains important con-
siderations that have to do with
weight:
Australia
Item
Without brake
Maximum
trailer
weight
With brake
kg (lbs.)
System
Maximum permissible static
vertical load on the coupling
device
Recommended distance from
rear wheel centre to coupling
point
M/T : Manual transaxle
A/T : Automatic transaxle
limit,
Petrol
2.4L
750
System (1653.5)
2500
M/T
(5511.5)
2000
A/T
(4409.2)
kg (lbs.)
mm (inch)
Driving your vehicle
Diesel
3.5L 2.2L
750 750
(1653.5) (1653.5)
2500
-
(5511.5)
2000 2000
(4409.2) (4409.2)
200 (440.9)
1115 (43.9)
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