trailer KIA AMANTI 2009 User Guide

Driving tips24
5However, if you ever have to park your
trailer on a hill, here’s how to do it:
1. Apply your brakes, but don’t shift into
gear.
2. Have someone place chocks under the trailer wheels.
3. When the wheel chocks are in place, release the brakes until the chocks
absorb the load.
4. Reapply the brakes. Apply your park- ing brake, and then shift to P (Park) for
an automatic transaxle.
5. Release the brakes.
When you are ready to leave after parking on a hill 1. With the automatic transaxle in P (Park), apply your brakes and hold the
brake pedal down while you:

and

2. Slowly remove your foot from the brake pedal.
3. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear of the chocks.
4. Stop and have someone pick up and store the chocks.
Maintenance when trailer towing Your vehicle will need service more often
when you regularly pull a trailer.
Important items to pay particular atten-
tion include engine oil, automatic
transaxle fluid, axle lubricant and cooling
system fluid. Brake condition is another
important item to frequently check. Each
item is covered in this manual, and the
Index will help you find them quickly. If
you’re trailering, it’s a good idea to review
these sections before you start your trip.
Don’t forget to also maintain your trailer
and hitch. Follow the maintenance
schedule that accompanied your trailer
and check it periodically. Preferably, con-
duct the check at the start of each day’s
driving. Most importantly, all hitch nuts
and bolts should be tight.
WARNING
- Parking brake
It can be dangerous to get out of
your vehicle if the parking brake is
not firmly set.
If you have left the engine running,
the vehicle can move suddenly. You
or others could be seriously or
fatally injured.
CAUTION
Due to higher load during trailerusage, overheating might occur inhot days or during uphill driving. Ifthe coolant gauge indicates over-heating, switch off the A/C and stop the vehicle in a safe area to cooldown the engine.

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In case of an emergency
TOWING If emergency towing is necessary, we
recommend having it done by an author-
ized Kia dealer or a commercial tow-truck
service. Proper lifting and towing proce-
dures are necessary to prevent damage
to the vehicle. The use of wheel dollies or
flatbed is recommended.For trailer towing guidelines information,refer to section 5 “Driving Tips”.
It is acceptable to tow the vehicle with the
rear wheels on the ground (without dol-
lies) and the front wheels off the ground.
When being towed by a commercial tow
truck and wheel dollies are not used, the
front of the vehicle should always be lift-
ed, not the rear.
2GHA4107 2GHA4106
2GHA4108
2GHA4109
CAUTION
Do not tow the vehicle backwards with the front wheels on theground as this may cause dam- age to the vehicle.
Do not tow with sling-type equip- ment. Use wheel lift or flatbedequipment.

Index2
10
Air Bags - Advanced Supplemental Restraint System ··3-52
Air Bag Curtain ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-65
Driver's ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-57
Front Passenger's ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-58
Side ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-64
Warning Light ··················\
··················\
················3-73, 4-\
35
Air Cleaner··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-21
Air Conditioning Button ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-53
System Operation Tips ··················\
··················\
············4-54
Air Intake Control Button··················\
··················\
··········4-49
Alignment, Tire Balance and Wheel ··················\
···········7-32
Aluminum Wheel Maintenance ··················\
··················\
·7-50
Antenna ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-98
Anti-Lock Brake System ··················\
··················\
···········4-15 Warning Light ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-31
Anti-Theft Steering Column Lock, Ignition Switch and ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-2
Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-91
Audio Remote Control ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-99
Systems ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-100
Automatic Climate Control System ··················\
··················\
··········4-46
Transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-5, 7-18
Transaxle Fluid Level, Checking the ··················\
········7-18 Balance, Wheel Alignment and Tire··················\
············7-32
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-26
Recharging ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-27
Service, For Best ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-27
Before Driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-5
Belts, Safety ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-30
Pre-tensioner, seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-30
Blade Replacement, Windshield Wiper ··················\
·······7-24
Blades, Wiper··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-24
Body Lubrication ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-20
Brake Fluid Level, Checking ··················\
··················\
·············7-16
Parking··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-13
System ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-10
System, Anti-Lock ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-15
Wear Indicators, Disc ··················\
··················\
··············4-11
Brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-16 Power ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-10
Trailer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-21
Break-In Process, Vehicle ··················\
··················\
············1-3
Bulb Replacement··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-41
Bulbs, Light ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············8-2A
B

Index4
10
your Vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-1
Winter ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-9
with a Trailer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-21
Economical Operation, Suggestions for ··················\
········5-6
Electrical Circuit Protection ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-6
Equipment··················\
··················\
··················\
················9-4
Electronic Stability Control ··················\
··················\
·······4-22
Emergency In Case of an··················\
··················\
··················\
············6-1
Roadside Assistance ··················\
··················\
··················\
9-2
Starting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-4
Emission Control System ··················\
··················\
············5-3
Engine Compartment ··················\
··················\
··················\
··2-4, 7-12
Cooling System ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-14
Exhaust Gas Precautions ··················\
··················\
···········5-3
Oil and Oil Filter ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-13
Oil Level, Checking the ··················\
··················\
··········7-13
Oil Pressure Warning··················\
··················\
···············4-32
Starting the··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-4
Exhaust Gas Precautions, Engine ··················\
··················\
5-3
Exterior Care··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-48 Fan Speed Control Knob ··················\
··················\
···········4-49
Filler Lid, Fuel ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-81
Finish
Damage Repair ··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-49
Maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-48
Flasher, Hazard Warning ··················\
··················\
···········4-45
Flat Tire, If You Have a ··················\
··················\
·············6-22
Flooded Areas, Driving in ··················\
··················\
·········5-12
Fluids, Lubricants and ··················\
··················\
···············7-20
Fuel Filler Lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-81
Gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-27
Level Warning, Low ··················\
··················\
················4-34
Requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-2
Fuse/Relay Panel Description··················\
··················\
······6-9
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-7 Driver-side Knee Bolster ··················\
··················\
·········6-11
Engine Compartment ··················\
··················\
···············6-10
Replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
············6-7
Gasoline Engine (undleaded)··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-2
Containing Alcohol and Methanol ··················\
··············5-2E
FG

Index8
10
Seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-17Adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-19
Warming and Ventilating the Front ··················\
···········3-23
Snow Tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-10, 7-40
Spare Tire, Removing the ··················\
··················\
··········6-22
Special Driving Conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-7
Specifications ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············8-2 Lubricant··················\
··················\
··················\
················7-46
Speedometer··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-26
Starting Emergency, Jump ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-4
the Engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-4
Steering Column Lock, Ignition Switch and Anti-Theft ·············4-2
Power ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-17, 7-17
Wheel ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-17
Tilt··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-18
Storage Compartments··················\
··················\
···············3-89
Suggestions for Economical Operation ··················\
·········5-6
Storing the Jack and Tools ··················\
··················\
·········6-22
Storing the Spare Tire ··················\
··················\
················6-22
Sunglass Holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-90
Sunroof··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-96
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-93
Switch, Ignition··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-2 Tachometer··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-26
Temperature
Control Knob ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-48
Gauge, Engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-26
Tilt Steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-18
Tips for Towing a Stuck Vehicle ··················\
·················6-17\

Tire and Wheels ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-29
Balance, Wheel Alignment and ··················\
·················7-32\
Care··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-29
Chains··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-10, 7-40
Changing··················\
··················\
··················\
················6-24
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ················4-37, 6-\
17
Quality Grading, Uniform ··················\
··················\
·······7-36
Replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-24, 7-32
Rotation ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-31\
Size Designation ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-34
Snow··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-10, 7-40
Speed Ratings ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-35
Specifications ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········8-3
Toll-Free Consumer Assistance ··················\
··················\
···9-2
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-13 With a Vehicle Other Than a Tow Truck··················\
···6-15
Trailer Brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-21
Driving with a··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-21
T

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9
Index
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-18
Weight of the ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-19
Transaxle, Automatic··················\
··················\
··········4-5, 7-18
Trip Interruption ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············9-3
Meter··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-26
Trunk ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-76
Turn Signals ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-40
Two-Way Radio System, Installation of a Mobile ··········9-4
Underbody Maintenance··················\
··················\
············7-50
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ··················\
··················\
···7-36
Upholstery and Interior Trim, Cleaning the ··················\
7-51
Vehicle at a Glance, Your ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····2-1
Break-In Process··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-3
Data Collection and Event Data Recorders··················\
·1-4
Driving Your ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-1
Identification Number ··················\
··················\
·············5-25
Knowing Your ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-1
Load Limit ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-13
Modifications ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-3
Rocking the··················\
··················\
··················\
··············5-7 Ventilating the Front Seats··················\
··················\
·········3-23
Warming the Front Seats ··················\
··················\
···········3-23
Warning
and Indicators ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-31
Road··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······6-2
Washer Fluid Level, Checking the ··················\
··················\
·······7-20
Wipers and ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-42
Washing·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-48
Waxing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-49
Weight of the Vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-17
of the Trailer Tongue ··················\
··················\
···············5-20
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance··················\
··················\
····7-32
Aluminum, Maintenance ··················\
··················\
·········7-50
Replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-33
Size Designation ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-35
Steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-17
Wheels, Tires and ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-29
Window ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-13 Glass, Cleaning the Interior··················\
··················\
·····7-51
Windows, Power ··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-14
Windshield Defrosting and Defogging ··················\
··················\
·······4-56UV
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