Due to thelengthofyour vehicle/trailer com‐
bination youwill requirealonger stretchof
road beforeswitching backtothe original
lane.
Permissible trailer loads and trailer drawbar
noseweights
Weight information
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WARNING Risk of accident dueto
unbraked trailer withexcessivelyhigh
gross weight
If youtow atrailer without aseparatefunc‐
tional brakingsystemand agross trailer
weight (GTW)ofmorethan 1635 lbs (750 kg),
then thevehicle brakesystemmay overheat.
This increases thebraking distance and the
brakesystemmay evenfail.
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Alwaysuse atrailer withaseparate
functional braking system when towing
atrailer withagross trailer weight
(GTW)ofmorethan 1635 lbs (750 kg).
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NOTE Damage to thedrive train, trans‐
mission or trailer towhitch due to excess
gross combination weight
The permissible grosscombination weight is
exceeded.
The drivetrain, thetransmission or thetrailer
towhitch maybedamaged.
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Complywiththe permissible gross com‐
bination weight.
Forvehicles withapermissible gross vehicle
weight of 11030 lbs (5003 kg), thepermissible
gross combination weight is less than thesum of
thepermissible gross vehicle weight plus theper‐
missible trailer load. If either thevehicle or the
trailerisfully laden, thepermitted gross vehicle
weight or thepermitted trailer load values are
reduced accordingly.Inthis case, youmay only
partially load thetrailer or thevehicle.
The gross trailer weight (GTW)iscalculated by
addingthe weight of thetrailer to theweight of
theload and equipment. If thetrailer is equipped
withaseparatebraking system, then themaxi‐
mum gross trailer weight is 5000lbs (2268kg) or
7500 lbs (3402 kg).
Themaximumpermissible trailer drawbar nose‐
weight on theball head is 500 lbs (227kg) or
750lbs (340 kg). However, theactual trailer
drawbar noseweight mustnot exceed thevalue
given on thetrailer towhitch or trailer identifica‐
tion plates. Wherethe values differ, thelowest
value alwaysapplies.
The permissible gross weight forvehicle-trailer
combinations(GCWR)iscalculated by addingthe
gross weight of thetrailer to thegross vehicle
weight including adriver's weight of approx‐
imately150 lbs (68 kg). The maximum permissi‐
ble gross combination weight is vehicle-specific
and equipment-dependent.When driving witha
trailer,you should notexceed themaximum per‐
mitted permissible gross weight forvehicle-trailer
combinations(GCWR).
The permissible values, whichmustnot be excee‐
ded, can be found in your vehicle documents and
on theidentification plates of thetrailer tow
hitch, thetrailer and thevehicle. The values
approvedbythe manufacturer can also be found
in the"Technical data" section. Wherethe values
differ, thelowest value alwaysapplies.
Loading thetrailer
Use adrawbar noseweight that is as close as
possible to themaximum permissible nose‐
weight.Donot undershootthe minimum permis‐
sible noseweight.Otherwise, thetrailer may
become detached.
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Distributethe load over thevehicle and the
trailersoasnot to exceed either themaxi‐
mum permissible values forthe gross vehicle
weight rating (GVWR)and gross trailerweight
(GTW), thepermissible gross weight forvehi‐
cle-trailer combinations(GCWR), nor themax‐
imum permissible gross axle weight rating
(GAWR)and trailerdrawbar noseweight (TWR)
of your vehicle.
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Addthe rear axle load to thetrailer drawbar
noseweight of thetrailer drawbar on theball
head (TWR). This will ensurethat youdonot
exceed thepermissible gross axle weight rat‐
ing (GAWR).
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Addthe vehicle load to thetrailer drawbar
noseweight of thetrailer drawbar on theball
head (TWR). This will ensurethat youdonot
exceed thepermissible gross vehicle weight
rating (GVWR).
Checking thevehicle and trailer weight
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Makesurethat theweights of thetowing
vehicle and thetrailer comply withthe maxi‐
mum permissible values. Have thecar/trailer
combination weighed on acalibrated weigh‐
ing machine. The car/trailer combination
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