2007 Kia Rondo Owners Manual

Driving your vehicle
An authorized KIA  dealer can assist  you
in installing the wiring harness.
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Parking on hills
CAUTION
When  towing  a  trailer  on  steep
grades   (in  excess   of   6%)  pay
close   attention   to   the   engine
coolant   temperature    gauge   to
ensure the engine  does not over-
heat. If  the needle  of the coolant
temperature gauge moves across
the  dial  towards “H”  (HOT),  pull
over and stop as soon as it is safe
to do so,  and allow the engine  to
idle until  it cools  down. You may
proceed   once   the   engine   has
cooled sufficiently.
Generally, you should not park your vehi-
cle with a trailer attached on a hill. People
can  be seriously  or  fatally  injured,  and
both your  vehicle and  the trailer  can be
damaged if they  begin a downhill  trajec-
tory.
WARNING
Failure  to use  an  approved  trailer
wiring harness could result in dam-
age to the vehicle electrical system
and/or personal injury.
WARNING - Parking  on a
hill
Parking your vehicle on a hill with a
trailer  attached  could  cause  seri-
ous injury or death should the trail-
er break lose.
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Driving on grades
Reduce speed  and shift to  a lower gear
before  you  start down  a  long  or  steep
downgrade. If  you don’t  shift down,  you
might have  to use your  brakes so much
that  they  would get  hot  and  no  longer
operate efficiently.
You  must  decide  driving   speed
depending  on trailer  weight  and
uphill grade  to reduce the  possi-
bility   of   engine  and   transaxle
overheating.
However,  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.
On  a long  uphill  grade, shift  down  and
reduce your speed to around 70 km/h (45
mph) to  reduce the possibility  of engine
and transaxle overheating.
If your trailer weighs more than  the max-
imum trailer weight without  trailer brakes
and  you  have  an  automatic  transaxle,
you should  drive in D  (Drive) when tow-
ing a trailer.
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.
Operating your vehicle in D (Drive) when
towing a trailer will minimize heat build up
and extend the life of your transaxle.
5. Release the brakes.
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CategoriesKia Manuals, Kia Rondo Manuals
Model Year2007
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