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STARTING AND OPERATING
Common Towing Definitions
The follow ing trailer tow ing related definitions will assist
you in und erstand ing the follow ing inform ation:
Example Only
Fron t Axle
2538 lbs
Rear Axle
Empty Weight
2076 lbs
(942 kg )
(1151
kg)
Load (Inclu ding driver,
passengers and cargo)
223 lbs
(101 kg)
890 lbs (404
kg)
Gross Vehicle Weigh t Ratin g (GVWR)
The GVWR is the total allow able weight of you r vehicle.
This inclu des driver, passengers, cargo and tongu e
weight. The total load must be limited so that you do not
exceed the GVWR.
Total
2762 lbs
2968 lbs
(1346 kg)
(1253
kg)
GAWR
2826 lbs
3035 lbs
(1282
kg)
(1377 kg)
Gross Trailer Weigh t (GTW)
TRAILER TOWING
The gross trailer weight (GTW) is the weight of the trailer
plus the weight of all cargo, consu mables and equ ipment
(perm anent or tem porary) load ed in or on the trailer in its
Љload ed and read y for operationЉ cond ition. The recom -
mend ed way to measu re GTW is to put you r fully load ed
trailer on a vehicle scale. The entire weight of the trailer
must be supported by the scale.
In this section you will find safety tips and inform ation
on limits to the typ e of tow ing you can reasonably do
with you r vehicle. Before tow ing a trailer carefu lly re-
view this inform ation to tow you r load as efficiently and
safely as possible.
To maintain warranty coverage, follow the requ irem ents
and recom mend ations in this manu al concerning ve-
hicles used for trailer tow ing.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Pacifica Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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