maintenance schedule KIA CEED 2013 Owner's Guide

Maintenance
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EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
The emission control system of your
vehicle is covered by a written limited
warranty. Please see the warranty infor-
mation contained in the Service Passport
in your vehicle.
Your vehicle is equipped with an emis- sion control system to meet all emission
regulations. There are three emission control sys-
tems which are as follows.
(1) Crankcase emission control system
(2) Evaporative emission control system(3) Exhaust emission control system In order to assure the proper function of
the emission control systems, it is rec-
ommended that you have your car
inspected and maintained by an author-
ized Kia dealer in accordance with the
maintenance schedule. Caution for the Inspection and
Maintenance Test (With Electronic
Stability Control (ESC) system)
 To prevent the vehicle from misfir-
ing during dynamometer testing,
turn the Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) system off by pressing the
ESC switch.
 After dynamometer testing is com- pleted, turn the ESC system back on
by pressing the ESC switch again.
1. Crankcase emission control system
The positive crankcase ventilation sys-
tem is employed to prevent air pollution
caused by blow-by gases being emitted
from the crankcase. This system supplies
fresh filtered air to the crankcase through
the air intake hose. Inside the crankcase,
the fresh air mixes with blow-by gases,
which then pass through the PCV valveinto the induction system. 2. Evaporative emission control
System
The Evaporative Emission Control
System is designed to prevent fuel
vapors from escaping into the atmos-
phere.
Canister
Fuel vapors generated inside the fuel tank are absorbed and stored in the
onboard canister. When the engine is
running, the fuel vapors absorbed in the
canister are drawn into the surge tank
through the purge control solenoid valve.
Purge Control Solenoid Valve (PCSV)
The purge control solenoid valve is con-
trolled by the Engine Control Module
(ECM); when the engine coolant temper-
ature is low during idling, the PCSV clos-
es so that evaporated fuel is not taken
into the engine. After the engine warms-
up during ordinary driving, the PCSV
opens to introduce evaporated fuel to the
engine.
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Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-105
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Engine compartment panel fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Engine start/stop button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Engine temperature gauge (Normal vision) . . . . . . . 4-54
Engine temperature gauge (Super vision) . . . . . . . . 4-67
Engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Evaporative emission control System . . . . . . . . . . . 7-104
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-105
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . 7-32
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-98
Exterior features Mounting bracket for roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-165
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-167
Exterior overview(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Exterior overview(rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Flat tire (with spare tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Removing and storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Flat tire (with tire mobility kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Flex steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-159Fluid Brakes/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Fog light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Fog light (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Folding the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Front seat adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Fuel filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Fuel gauge (Normal vision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Fuel gauge (Super vision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Fuse switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-65
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63 Engine compartment panel fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-65
Fuse switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-65
Fuse/relay panel description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-67
Inner panel fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-64
Main fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66
Multi fuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66
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Label
Air bag warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Air conditioner compressor label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Lane Departure Warning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
Lane Departure Warning System Mode. . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Lap/shoulder belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
LCD display information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71LCD display warnings and indicators (instrument panel display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Calender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Icy road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Outside ambient Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
LDWS (Lane Departure Warning System) . . . . . . . 5-59
Light bulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-81
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110 AFLS (Adaptive Front Lighting System) . . . . . . . 4-117
Auto light/AFLS position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
Daytime running light (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115 Headlamp delay function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
Headlight (Headlamp) welcome function . . . . . . . 4-110
Headlight leveling device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Headlight position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
High - beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Position light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Rear fog light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Static bending light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Luggage net (holder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-159
Luggage rail system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-164
Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
Luggage side tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
Luggage tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
Lumbar support (Automatic Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Lumbar support (Manual seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Main fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66 Maintenance
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . 7-32
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Maintenance under severe usage conditions (except Europe, for Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Maintenance under severe usage conditions (for Europe, except Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
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Normal maintenance schedule
(except Europe, for Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Normal maintenance schedule (for Europe, except Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
Maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9 Maintenance under severe usage conditions (except Europe, for Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Maintenance under severe usage conditions (for Europe, except Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Normal maintenance schedule (except Europe, for Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Normal maintenance schedule (for Europe, except Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127 Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
Heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
Manual transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Manual transaxle shift indicator (Normal vision) . . 4-48
Manual transaxle shift indicator (Super vision) . . . 4-61
Map lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42 Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Moonroof, see panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Mounting bracket for roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
Multi fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66
Odometer (Normal vision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Odometer (Super vision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Outside ambient Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Paddle shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Parking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
Parking brake-Hand type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Passenger’s front air bag ON indicator . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch . . . . . . . . 3-50
Position light position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-157
Power window lock button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
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Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Push starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Rear combination light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-93
Rear parking assist system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-53
Recommended lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Recommended SAE viscosity number . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Recommends Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11Remote keyless entry Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Remote keyless entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Replacement light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Road warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
Roof antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-169
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-167 Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Maintenance under severe usage conditions (except Europe, for Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Maintenance under severe usage conditions (for Europe, except Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Normal maintenance schedule (except Europe, for Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Normal maintenance schedule (for Europe, except Russia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 Hight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Lap/shoulder belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Seat warmer(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Driver position memory system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Folding the rear seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Front seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Headrest(front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Headrest(rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Lumbar support (Automatic Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
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Features of your vehicle
Service mode
This mode calculates when you need a
scheduled maintenance service (mileage
or days)
If you want to see the service mode when
other modes are displayed, press the ▲
or ▼ button less than 1 second. If you do not have your vehicle servicedaccording to the scheduled maintenance
service on the LCD display, this LCD dis-
play will show the elapsed mileage or
days.
If you want to reset the maintenance
schedule, when the service required mes-
sage is displayed :
- Press the button more than 5 sec-
onds.
- " : Reset" will be shown on the LCD display.
- Press the button again more than 1 second.
If you do not press the button within 5
seconds, " : Reset" will disap pear.If you want to change the interval of the
maintenance service schedule, we rec-
ommend that you consult an authorised
Kia dealer.
✽✽
NOTICE

Features of your vehicle
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Service mode
This mode calculates when you need a
scheduled maintenance service (mileage
or days)
If you want to see the service mode when
other modes are displayed, press the
button less than 1 second. If you do not have your vehicle servicedaccording to the scheduled maintenance
service on the LCD display, this LCD dis-
play will show the elapsed mileage or days.
If you want to reset the maintenance
schedule, when the service required mes-
sage is displayed :
- Press the button more than 5 sec-
onds.
- " : Reset" will be shown on the LCD display.
- Press the button again more than 1 second.
If you do not press the button within
5 seconds, " : Reset" will disappear. If you want to change the interval of the
maintenance service schedule, we rec-
ommend that you consult an authorised
Kia dealer.
✽✽
NOTICE

Driving your vehicle
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ECONOMICAL OPERATION
Your vehicle's fuel economy depends
mainly on your style of driving, where you
drive and when you drive.
Each of these factors affects how many
kilometers (miles) you can get from a
litre (gallon) of fuel. To operate your vehi-
cle as economically as possible, use the
following driving suggestions to help
save money in both fuel and repairs:
 Drive smoothly. Accelerate at a moder- ate rate. Do not make "jack-rabbit"
starts or full-throttle shifts and maintain
a steady cruising speed. Do not race
between stoplights. Try to adjust your
speed to the traffic so you do not have
to change speeds unnecessarily. Avoid
heavy traffic whenever possible.
Always maintain a safe distance from
other vehicles so you can avoid unnec-
essary braking. This also reduces
brake wear.
 Drive at a moderate speed. The faster you drive, the more fuel your vehicle
uses. Driving at a moderate speed,
especially on the highway, is one of the
most effective ways to reduce fuel con-sumption.  Do not "ride" the brake or clutch pedal.
This can increase fuel consumption
and also increase wear on these com-
ponents. In addition, driving with your
foot resting on the brake pedal may
cause the brakes to overheat, which
reduces their effectiveness and may
lead to more serious consequences.
 Take care of your tyres. Keep them inflated to the recommended pressure.
Incorrect inflation, either too much or
too little, results in unnecessary tyre
wear. Check the tyre pressures at leastonce a month.
 Be sure that the wheels are aligned correctly. Improper alignment can
result from hitting curbs or driving too
fast over irregular surfaces. Poor align-
ment causes faster tyre wear and may
also result in other problems as well as
greater fuel consumption.  Keep your vehicle in good condition.
For better fuel economy and reduced
maintenance costs, maintain your vehi-cle in accordance with the mainte-
nance schedule. If you drive your vehi-
cle in severe conditions, more frequentmaintenance is required.
 Keep your vehicle clean. For maximum service, your vehicle should be kept
clean and free of corrosive materials. It
is especially important that mud, dirt,
ice, etc. not be allowed to accumulate
on the underside of the vehicle. This
extra weight can result in increased
fuel consumption and also contributeto corrosion.
 Travel lightly. Do not carry unnecessary weight in your vehicle. Weight reduces
fuel economy.
 Do not let the engine idle longer than necessary. If you are waiting (and not
in traffic), turn off your engine and
restart only when you're ready to go.
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Driving your vehicle
Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant
Your vehicle is delivered with high quality
ethylene glycol coolant in the cooling
system. It is the only type of coolant that
should be used because it helps prevent
corrosion in the cooling system, lubri-
cates the water pump and prevents
freezing. Be sure to replace or replenish
your coolant in accordance with the
maintenance schedule. Before winter,
have your coolant tested to assure that
its freezing point is sufficient for the tem-
peratures anticipated during the winter.
Check battery and cables
Winter puts additional burdens on the
battery system. Visually inspect the bat-
tery and cables as described in section
7. We recommend that the system be
checked by an authorised Kia dealer.Change to "winter weight" oil if
necessary In some climates it is recommended that
a lower viscosity "winter weight" oil be
used during cold weather. See section 8
for recommendations. If you aren't sure
what weight oil you should use, we rec-
ommend that you consult an authorised
Kia dealer.
Check spark plugs and ignition system
Inspect your spark plugs as described in
section 7 and replace them if necessary.
Also check all ignition wiring and compo-
nents to be sure they are not cracked,
worn or damaged in any way.
CAUTION
 Chains that are the wrong size or
improperly installed can damage
your vehicle's brake lines, sus-pension, body and wheels.
 Stop driving and retighten the chains any time you hear them
hitting the vehicle.
WARNING - Tyre chains
 The use of chains may adversely affect vehicle handling.
 Do not exceed 30 km/h (20 mph) or the chain manufacturer’s rec-
ommended speed limit, whichev-
er is lower.
 Drive carefully and avoid bumps, holes, sharp turns, and other
road hazards, which may cause
the vehicle to bounce.
 Avoid sharp turns or locked- wheel braking.
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When you are ready to leave after park- ing on a hill
1. With the manual transaxle in Neutral
or automatic transaxle in P (Park),
apply your brakes and hold the brake
pedal down whilst you:
 Start your engine;
 Shift into gear; and
 Release the parking brake.
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 to 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 is a good idea to
review these sections before you start
your trip.
Do not forget to also maintain your trailer
and towbar hitch. Follow the mainte-
nance schedule that accompanied your
trailer and check it periodically.
Preferably, conduct the check at the start
of each day’s driving. Most importantly,
all towbar hitch nuts and bolts should betight.CAUTION
 Due to higher load during trailer
usage, overheating might occur
in hot days or during uphill driv-ing. If the coolant gauge indicatesover-heating, switch off the air conditioner and stop the vehicle
in a safe area to cool down the engine.
 When towing check transaxle fluid more frequently.
 If your vehicle is not equipped with an air conditioner, youshould install a condenser fan to improve engine performance
when towing a trailer.
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