Kia XCeed 2020 - Weight of the trailer

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Weight of the trailer
OUM076210L
A:TongueLoad
B:TotalTrailerWeight
Whatisthemaximumsafeweight
ofatrailer?Itshouldneverweigh
morethanthemaximumtrailer
weightwithtrailerbrakes.Buteven
thatcanbetooheavy.
Itdependsonhowyouplantouse
yourtrailer.Forexample,speed,
altitude,roadgrades,outside
temperatureandhowoftenyour
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.
Weight of the trailer tongue
OUM076211L
A:GrossAxleWeight
B:GrossVehicleWeight
Thetongueloadofanytraileris
animportantweighttomeasure
becauseitaffectsthetotalgross
vehicleweight(GVW)ofyourvehicle.
Thisweightincludesthecurbweight
ofthevehicle,anycargoyoumay
carryinit,andthepeoplewhowill
beridinginthevehicle.Andifyou
towatrailer,youmustaddthe
tongueloadtotheGVWbecause
yourvehiclewillalsobecarryingthat
weight.
Thetrailertongueshouldweigha
maximumof10%ofthetotalloaded
trailerweight,withinthelimitsof
themaximumtrailertongueload
permissible.
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