The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Kota Kinabalu are: BMW X3, Toyota Rav4, Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sportage, Daihatsu Terios, Nissan Pathfinder 4WD and others.
While selecting your preferred model of an off-road vehicle, please examine the rental conditions. In particular, those requirements that concern credit cards – when it comes to renting an expensive car, sometimes offices in Malaysia ask information about two credit cards.
Before signing the contract in the rental office upon arrival, check that the invoice figures match with figures in your voucher.
Once the vehicle is assigned, inspect it carefully before leaving the parking. Crossovers and SUVs are often used in tough road conditions, therefore scratches and other exteriour defects are inevitable. Due to this, it is important to check and specify all existing defects in your rental documents.
If you plan to use an off-road vehicle in the mountains, it is recommended to order snow chains. This will save you from unexpected incidents. Other important equipment in Malaysia are mandatory child seats for travellers with children.
OrangeSmile.com wishes you a safe trip and green lights on the roads of Kota Kinabalu!
Common questions on rental process
There are many cameras on local roads. They are used to monitor compliance with traffic regulations. In the capital and in major cities, all large roads are patrolled by the police, so foreigners shouldn’t take risk and break the rules.
As a rule, the maximum permitted speed in the city is 50 km/h, on country roads the speed limit is 80 km/h. On motorways, you can move at a speed of 110 km/h.
Talking on a cell phone while driving is considered a traffic violation, as well as driving with unfastened seat belt, wrong parking and unacceptable maneuvers. The amount of the fines in Malaysia is quite impressive. For example, the fine for talking on a cell phone while driving estimates 100 USD.
