2004 Hyundai Matrix Owners Manual

DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
C190D01A-GAT
Safety Chains
NOTE:
1.
Never load the trailer with more weight in
the back than in the front. About 60% of
the trailer load should be in the front half
onthetrailerandtheremaining40%inthe
rear.
Should the hitch connection between your car
and the trailer or vehicle you are towing fail, the
trailerorvehiclecouldwanderdangerouslyacross
other lanes of traffic and ultimately collide with
anothervehicle.Toeliminatethispotentiallydan-
gerous situation,  safety  chains, attached  be-
tween your car and the trailer or towed vehicle,
are required in most provinces.
2.  Thetotalgrossvehicleweightwithtrailer
mustnotexceedtheGrossVehicleWeight
Rating(GVWR)shownonthevehicleiden-
tification plate (see  page 8-1). The  total
gross  vehicle  weight is  the  combined
weight of the vehicle, driver, all passen-
gersandtheirluggage,cargo,hitch,trail-
er tongue load and other optional equip-
ment.
Gross Axle Weight    Gross Vehicle Weight
SSA2200D
C190E01FC-GAT
Trailer Weight  Limit
5.  The maximum  permissible overhang of
the coupling point : 760 mm
3.
The front  or rear  axle weight  must not
exceed  the  Gross Axle  Weight  Rating
(GAWR) shown on the vehicle identifica-
tionplate(seepage8-1).Itispossiblethat
yourtowingpackagedoesnotexceedthe
GVWR but exceeds the GAWR. Improper
trailerloadingand/ortoomuchluggagein
the trunk can overload the rear axle. Re-
distribute  the load  and check  the  axle
weightagain.
Tongueload
Totaltrailerweight
SSA2200B
4.  The maximum permissible static vertical
load on the coupling device ; 52kg
Couplingpoint
Tongueloadscanbeincreasedordecreasedby
redistributing the load in the trailer. This can be
verifiedbycheckingthetotalweightoftheloaded
trailerandthencheckingtheloadonthetongue.
C190E01FC
CAUTION:
Thefollowingspecificationsarerecommend-
ed when towing a trailer. The loaded trailer
weighcannotsafelyexceedthevaluesinthe
followingchart.
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