2006 Hyundai Matrix Owners Manual

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DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
24
C190D01A-GAT
Safety Chains
C190E01FC-GAT
Trailer Weight Limit
Should the hitch connection between
your car and the trailer or vehicle you
are towing  fail,  the trailer  or vehicle
couldwanderdangerouslyacrossother
lanes of  traffic and  ultimately collide
with another vehicle. To eliminate this
potentially dangerous situation, safety
chains,attachedbetweenyourcarand
the  trailer or  towed  vehicle,  are re-
quired in most provinces.
GROSS AXLE
WEIGHT
GROSS VEHICLE
WEIGHT
C190E02L
TONGUE LOAD     TOTAL TRAILER
WEIGHT
C190E01L
2. Thetotalgrossvehicleweightwith
trailermustnotexceedtheGross
Vehicle  Weight  Rating  (GVWR)
shown on the vehicle  identifica-
tionplate(seepage8-2).Thetotal
gross vehicle weight is the com-
binedweightofthevehicle,driver,
allpassengersandtheirluggage,
cargo, hitch,  trailer tongue load
and other optional equipment.
3. Thefrontorrearaxleweightmust
notexceedtheGrossAxleWeight
Rating  (GAWR)  shown   on  the
vehicle  identification plate  (see
page 8-2). It is possible that your
towing package does not exceed
the   GVWR   but   exceeds    the
GAWR.
Tongue  loads  can  be  increased  or
decreased by redistributing the load in
the  trailer.  This  can  be  verified  by
checking the total weight of the loaded
trailer and then checking  the load on
the tongue.
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
on the trailer  and the remaining
4
0% in the rear.
Improper trailer loading and/or too
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