Driving your vehicle
If you decide to pull a trailer
Total 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 1,200 miles
(2,000
km) in order to allow the
engine to properly break in. Failure
to heed this caution may result in
serious engine or transmission
damage.
Tongue Load
Total Trailer Weight
OLMB053047
Gross Axle Weight
Gross Vehicle Weight
OLMB053048
•
When towing a trailer, be sure to What is the maximum safe weight of The tongue load is an important
consult an authorized HYUNDAI a trailer? It should never weigh more weight to measure because it affects
dealer for further information on than the maximum trailer weight with the total Gross Vehicle Weight
additional requirements such as a trailer brakes. But even that can be (GVW) of your vehicle. The trailer
towing kit, etc.
too heavy. It depends on how you tongue should weigh a maximum of
plan to use your trailer. For example, 10% of the total loaded trailer weight,
speed, altitude, road grades, outside within the limits of the maximum trail-
temperature and how often your vehi- er tongue load permissible.
•
•
•
Always drive your vehicle at a mod-
erate speed (less than 60 mph
(100
km/h)) or posted towing
cle is used to pull a trailer are all
important.The ideal trailer weight can
also depend on any special equip-
ment that you have on your vehicle.
speed 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 45 mph (70 km/h) or the
posted
towing
speed
limit,
whichever is lower.
Carefully observe the weight and
load limits provided in the following
pages.
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