towing KIA CARENS RHD 2018 Owner's Manual

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Maintenance
Severe driving conditions
A : Repeatedly driving short distance of less than 8 km (5miles) in normal temperature or less than 16 km (10 miles)
in freezing temperature.
B : Extensive engine idling or low speed driving for long dis- tances.
C : Driving on rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, graveled or salt- spread roads.
D : Driving in areas using salt or other corrosive materials or in very cold weather. E : Driving in heavy dust condition.
F : Driving in heavy traffic area.
G : Driving on uphill, downhill, or mountain roads repeatedly.
H : Towing a trailer or using a camper on roof rack.
I : Driving for patrol car, taxi, commercial car or vehicle towing.
J : Driving over 170 km/h (106 mile/h).
K : Frequently driving in stop-and-go conditions.
Maintenance itemMaintenance
operationMaintenance intervalsDriving condition
Steering gear rack, linkage and bootsIInspect more frequently
depending on the conditionC, D, E, F, G
Front suspension ball jointsIInspect more frequently
depending on the conditionC, D, E, F, G
Disc brakes and pads, calipers and rotorsIInspect more frequently
depending on the conditionC, D, E, G, H
Parking brake (Hand type)IInspect more frequently
depending on the conditionC, D, G, H
Driveshaft and bootsIInspect more frequently
depending on the conditionC, D, E, F, G, H, I, J
Climate control air filterRReplace more frequently
depending on the conditionC, E, G
Spark plugsRReplace more frequently
depending on the conditionB, H, I, K

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Index
Driving off-road ..........................................................6-94
Hazardous driving conditions ..................................6-92
Highway driving ........................................................6-95
Rocking the vehicle ..................................................6-92
Smooth cornering ........................................................6-93
Speed limit control system ............................................6-69 Speed limit control switch ..........................................6-69
To set speed limit ........................................................6-69
To turn off the speed limit control ..............................6-71
Speed Limit Information Function (SLIF) ....................6-72 Display ........................................................................6-74
DRIVER'S ATTENTION............................................6-77
Operation ....................................................................6-73
SLIF activation / Deactivation ....................................6-73
Steering wheel ..............................................................4-48 Electronic power steering (EPS) ................................4-48
FLEX STEER ............................................................4-51
Heated steering wheel ................................................4-49
Horn ............................................................................4-50
Tilt & telescopic steering ..........................................4-49
Storage compartment ..................................................4-168 Centre console storage ..............................................4-168
Cool box....................................................................4-169
Floor under tray ........................................................4-171
Glove box ................................................................4-168
Luggage tray ............................................................4-170
Sunglass holder ........................................................4-170 Tailgate ..........................................................................4-30
Closing the tailgate ....................................................4-31
Emergency tailgate safety release ..............................4-32
Opening the tailgate ....................................................4-30
Theft-alarm system ........................................................4-16 Armed stage ................................................................4-16
Disarmed stage ............................................................4-18
Theft-alarm stage ........................................................4-18
Theft-alarm system (intrusion protection system, UK only) ......................4-19Armed stage ................................................................4-19
Disarmed stage ............................................................4-22
Self-diagnosis..............................................................4-22
Theft-alarm stage ........................................................4-21
Towing ..........................................................................7-32 Emergency towing ......................................................7-34
Removable towing hook ............................................7-33
Towing service ............................................................7-32
Trailer Towing..............................................................6-100
Trip computer ................................................................4-77 Fuel Economy ............................................................4-79
Overview ....................................................................4-77
Trip A/B (for Type A cluster) ....................................4-78
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ....................7-9 Changing a tyre with TPMS ......................................7-12
Low tyre pressure telltale............................................7-10T