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[kaye welsh]

I am new to this site. I just bought a 2020 telluride S AWD/ I had a hitch and 4 prong put on. Now I see that I need a 7 pin. I don't want to spend a lot of money wiring it all up and my trailer is an R-POD 190. It is low weight and the hitch weight is 350 lbs. It will only have stuff for 2 adults, which means it won't have much weight added. Any thoughts as to what to do next. Do I need the trailer brakes or is that a dumb question.

 

[DarkMossJustin]

There's a good discussion of this exact topic somewhere on this forum (@NCTelly has a lot of good information from experience) but I just can't find it this moment.

 

[2020Telly]

The story of installing a 7-way connector on a 2020 Telluride

I have a 2020 Kia Telluride (SX AWD with tow package). I was in need to replace the factory-installed 4-pin connector with a 7-pin in order to utilize the spec-declared 5000lbs towing capacity. According to the User Manual, max towing capacity of 5000lbs can only be achieved when using the...

tellurideforum.org

 

[2020Telly]

If you purchased the Tow Package please read this . . .

I'm just going to put this out there. Many of you have seen my numerous posts about towing and I can't help but think that there are some Telluride buyers that aren't being informed properly by the manual and the dealers on some important safety basics regarding towing. Suspension upgrades...

tellurideforum.org

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[2020Telly]

Max towing safely is only 3500 lbs - prove me wrong

Well if the maximum towing is 1,650 lbs without trailer brakes, you think Kia could have included the 7 pin connector...geez! I get the need to cut costs, but nobody is going to complain about spending ten extra bucks to have a proper brake system for their trailer.

tellurideforum.org

 

[Debimahler]

There's a good discussion of this exact topic somewhere on this forum (@NCTelly has a lot of good information from experience) but I just can't find it this moment.

DarkMoss you are awesome!

 

[DarkMossJustin]

DarkMoss you are awesome!

@Debimahler thank you! So are you!

 

[DarkMossJustin]

The story of installing a 7-way connector on a 2020 Telluride

I have a 2020 Kia Telluride (SX AWD with tow package). I was in need to replace the factory-installed 4-pin connector with a 7-pin in order to utilize the spec-declared 5000lbs towing capacity. According to the User Manual, max towing capacity of 5000lbs can only be achieved when using the...

tellurideforum.org

@NCTelly thank you for posting the links. I figured you'd find them easily

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[Sal Collaziano]

I am new to this site. I just bought a 2020 telluride S AWD/ I had a hitch and 4 prong put on. Now I see that I need a 7 pin. I don't want to spend a lot of money wiring it all up and my trailer is an R-POD 190. It is low weight and the hitch weight is 350 lbs. It will only have stuff for 2 adults, which means it won't have much weight added. Any thoughts as to what to do next. Do I need the trailer brakes or is that a dumb question.

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