KIA Sportage 2011 SL / 3.G Owner's Manual

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Driving your vehicle
When you are ready to leave after park-
ing on a hill 
1. With the manual transaxle in Neutralor automatic transaxle in P (Park),
apply your brakes and hold the brake
pedal do

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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

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Weight of the trailer
What is the maximum safe weight of a
trailer? It should never weigh more than
the maximum trailer weight with trailer
brakes. But even that ca

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WARNING - Trailer
 Never load a trailer with more
weight in the rear than in the
front. The front should be loaded
with approximately 60% of the
total trailer load; the rear

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Tire and loading information label
The label located on the drivers door
sill gives the original tire size, cold
tire pressures recommended for your
vehicle, the n

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Towing capacity:
Without trailer brakes
: 454 kg (1000 lbs)
With trailer brakes : 907 kg (2000 lbs)
Towing capacity is the maximum
trailer weight including its car

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Refer to your vehicle’s tire and loading information label for specific information about your vehicles capacity weight
and seating positions. The combined weight of the dr

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Certification label
The certification label is located on
the drivers door sill at the center pil-
lar.
This label shows the maximum
allowable weight of the fully

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WARNING
 Overloading your vehicle cancause heat buildup in your
vehicles tires and possible
tire failure that could lead to a
crash.
 Overloading your vehicle can cause incre

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This section will guide you in the proper
loading of your vehicle and/or trailer, to
keep your loaded vehicle weight within its
design rating capability, with or w
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