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Kia Sportage: Trailer towing

Kia Sportage - Fifth generation (NQ5) - (2022-2026) - Owner's Manual / Driving your vehicle / Trailer towing

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 Hitches

If you are considering towing with your vehicle, you should first check with your country's Department of Motor Vehicles to determine their legal requirements. Since laws vary the requiremen

 Safety chains

You should always attach chains between your vehicle and your trailer. Cross the safety chains under the tongue of the trailer so that the tongue will not drop to the road if it becomes separat

 Driving on grades

Reduce the 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 l

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 If the engine overheats

If your temperature gauge indicates overheating, you experience a loss of power, or hear a loud pinging or knocking, the engine will probably be too hot. If this happens, you should: Pull off the road and stop as soon as it is safe to do so. Shift the gear to P (Park) and set the par

 CVVT Oil Temperature Sensor (OTS)

Description and Operation  Description Continuous Variable Valve Timing (CVVT) system advances or retards the valve tuning of the intake and exhaust valve in accordance with the ECM control signal which is calculated by the engine speed and load. By controlling CWT , the valve over-l

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