If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer - Kia Sportage Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle

If you do decide to pull a trailer

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 dur-
ing 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 damage.
• When towing a trailer, be sure to con-
sult an authorised KIA dealer for fur-
ther information on additional require-
ments such as a towing kit, etc.
• Always drive your vehicle at a moder-
ate 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 limit, whichever is lower.
• The chart contains important consider-
ations that have to do with weight:
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For Europe
Item
Without brake
System
Maximum trailer weight
kg (Ibs.)
With brake System
Maximum permissible static vertical load on
the coupling device
Recommended distance from rear wheel
centre to coupling point
For Australia
Item
Without brake
System
Maximum trailer weight
kg (Ibs.)
With brake 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
Petrol Engine
Engine
2.0L
M/T A/T
750 750
(1653) (1653)
1900 1600
(4189) (3527)
80 80
kg (Ibs.) (176) (176)
mm (inch)
Petrol Engine
Engine
2.0L
750
(1653.5)
1600
(3527.4)
200
kg (Ibs.) (440.9)
mm (inch)
Diesel Engine
2.4L 2.0L
A/T M/T A/T
750 750 750
(1653) (1653) (1653)
1600 2000 1600
(3527) (4409) (3527)
80 80 80
(176) (176) (176)
983
(38.7)
Diesel Engine
2.4L 2.0L
750 750
(1653.5) (1653.5)
1600 1600
(3527.4) (3527.4)
200 200
(440.9) (440.9)
983
(38.7)