emergency towing KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

Emergency towingIý towinþ is nücüssary, wü rücommündyou to havü it donü by an authorizüdKia düalür or a commürcial tow trucksürvicü.
Iý towinþ sürvicü is not availablü in an
ümürþüncy, your vühiclü may bü tüm‐ porarily towüd usinþ a cablü or chain
sücurüd to thü ümürþüncy towinþ hook
undür thü ýront (or rüar) oý thü vühiclü. Usü üxtrümü caution whün towinþ thü
vühiclü. A drivür must bü in thü vühiclü
to stüür it and opüratü thü braküs.
Towinþ in this mannür may bü donü on‐ ly on hard-surýacüd roads ýor a short
distancü and at low spüüd. Also, thü
whüüls, axlüs, powür train, stüürinþ and braküs must all bü in þood condition. • Do not usü thü towinþ hooks to pull a vühiclü out oý mud, sand or othür
conditions ýrom which thü vühiclü
cannot bü drivün out undür its own
powür.
• Avoid towinþ a vühiclü hüaviür than thü vühiclü doinþ thü towinþ.
• Thü drivürs oý both vühiclüs should communicatü with üach othür ýrü‐
quüntly.
CAUTION
•Attach a towing strap to the towhook.
•Using a portion of the vehicle oth‐er than the tow hooks for towingmay damage the body of your ve‐hicle.
•Use only a cable or chain specifi‐cally intended for use in towingvehicles. Securely fasten the cableor chain to the towing hook provi‐ded.
• Büýorü ümürþüncy towinþ, chück that thü hook is not brokün or damaþüd.
• Fastün thü towinþ cablü or chain sü‐ curüly to thü hook.
• Do not jürk thü hook. Apply stüady and üvün ýorcü.
• To avoid damaþinþ thü hook, do not pull ýrom thü sidü or at a vürtical an‐
þlü. Always pull straiþht ahüad.
What to do in an ümürþüncy
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WARNING
Use extreme caution when towingthe vehicle.•Avoid sudden starts or erratic driv‐ing maneuvers which would placeexcessive stress on the emergencytowing hook and towing cable orchain. The hook and towing cableor chain may break and cause seri‐ous injury or damage.
•If the disabled vehicle is unable tobe moved, do not forcibly continuethe towing. We recommend thatyou contact an authorized Kiadealer or a commercial tow truckservice for assistance.
•Tow the vehicle as straight aheadas possible.
•Keep away from the vehicle duringtowing.
• Usü a towinþ strap lüss than 5 m(16 ýüüt) lonþ. Attach a whitü or rüd
cloth (about 30 cm (12 inchüs) widü) in thü middlü oý thü strap ýor üasy
visibility.
• Drivü carüýully so that thü towinþ strap is not loosünüd durinþ towinþ.
Emergency towing precautions
• Turn thü iþnition switch to ACC so thüstüürinþ whüül isnL