(FM10) SEMCON LAND ROVER OWNER GUIDE VER 2.00 EURO
LANGUAGE: english-en; MARQUE: landrover; MODEL: Freelander 2
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Towing
ESSENTIALTOWINGCHECKS
Whencalculatingtheladenweightofthe
trailer,remembertoincludetheweightof
thetrailer,plustheweightoftheload.
Iftheloadcanbedividedbetweenthe
vehicleandthetrailer,loadingmoreweight
intothevehiclewillgenerallyimprove
stability.Donotexceedthevehicle's
weightlimits.
Makesurethetrailertyrepressuresareset
totrailermanufacturer's
Makesureasuitablebreakawaycableor
secondarycouplingisused.Refertothe
trailermanufacturer'sinstructionsfor
guidance.
Makesurethetowballissecure.
Checktheoperationofallofthetrailer
lights.
Itisessentialthatthetrailerisloaded,so
thatitremainsparalleltotheground.This
isparticularlyimportantwhentowing
twin-axledtrailers.
Towing
recommendations.
Donotloopthebreakawaycableover
thetowball,asitmayslideoff.
Ifthevehicleisloadedtothemaximum
GrossVehicleWeight(GVW),thenose
weightislimitedto150kg(330lbs).See
DonotexceedtheGrossVehicle
Weight(GVW),maximumrearaxle
weight,maximumtrailerweight,or
noseweight.Exceedinganyofthese
limitscouldcauseinstabilityandloss
ofcontrol.
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TOWINGWEIGHTS.
Ifagreatertowballnoseweightis
required,theweightcanbeincreasedby
uptoanextra100kg(220lb),butthe
vehicleloadmustbereducedbythesame
amount.ThismakessuretheGVWand
maximumrearaxleloadarenotexceeded
andalsoallowsforamaximumtowball
noseweightof250kg(550lb).
Australiaonly:
Tyrepressures-Increaserearpressures
ofthetowingvehicletothoseformaximum
GrossVehicleWeight(GVW)conditions.
Ifitisnecessarytoincreasethenose
weightuptoamaximumof250kg(550
lbs),thevehicleloadshouldbereduced
accordingly.ThismakessuretheGVWand
maximumrearaxleloadarenotexceeded.
Noseweight-Mustbeaminimumof7%
ofgrosscaravan/trailerweight,uptoa
maximumof250kg(550lb).
TOWINGWEIGHTS
Maximumpermissibletowing On-road
weights
Off-road
Unbrakedtrailers
750kg(1650lbs)
2000kg(4400lbs)*
150kg(330lbs)
750kg(1650lbs)
Trailerswithoverrunbrakes
Noseweight
750kg(1650lbs)
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*
Libya,Morocco,PakistanandTunisia,the
maximumpermissibletowingweightfora
FordieselvehiclesinAlgeria,Egypt,India,
trailerwithoverrunbrakesis1500kg(3307
lbs).
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| Categories | Land Rover, Land Rover Freelander 2 |
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| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2014, 2015 |
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| Document Type | Owners Manual |
| Language | English |
| Product Name | Freelander 2 Handbook |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
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| Publisher | landrover.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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