Driving your vehicle
If you decide to pull a trailer?
Trailer weight
Tongue load
Here are some important points if
you decide to pull a trailer:
•
Consider using a sway control.You
can ask a trailer hitch dealer about
sway control.
•
Do not do any towing with your
vehicle during its first 2,000 km
(1,200
miles) in order to allow the
engine to properly break in. Failure
to heed this caution may result in
serious engine or transaxle dam-
age.
Tongue Load
Total Trailer Weight
OLMB053047
Gross Axle Weight
Gross Vehicle Weight
OLMB053048
•
When towing a trailer, be sure to
consult an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer for further information on
additional requirements such as a
towing kit, etc.
Always drive your vehicle at a mod- plan to use your trailer. For example, 10% of the total loaded trailer weight,
erate speed (less than 100 km/h speed, altitude, road grades, outside within the limits of the maximum trail-
What is the maximum safe weight of The tongue load is an important
a trailer? It should never weigh more weight to measure because it affects
than the maximum trailer weight with the total Gross Vehicle Weight
trailer brakes. But even that can be (GVW) of your vehicle. The trailer
too heavy. It depends on how you tongue should weigh a maximum of
•
•
•
(60
mph)) or posted towing speed temperature and how often your er tongue load permissible.
vehicle is used to pull a trailer are all
important. The ideal trailer weight
can also depend on any special
equipment that you have on your
vehicle.
limit.
After you've loaded your trailer,
weigh the trailer and then the tongue,
separately, to see if the weights are
proper. If they aren’t, you may be
able to correct them simply by mov-
ing some items around in the trailer.
On a long uphill grade, do not
exceed 70 km/h (45 mph) or the
posted
whichever is lower.
towing
speed
limit,
Carefully observe the weight and
load limits provided in the following
pages.
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