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Total trail er weight Drawbar load
When towing a tr ailer, obs erve the follow-
ing:
D The total trail er weight (tr ailer w eight
plus its c argo load) is wit hin the towing
capaci ty.
D When towing a trail er, us e a fri ction
coupler or fricti on st abilizer (sway con-
trol dev ice) .
D The trail er cargo load should be distr ib-
uted s o that the drawbar l oad is more
than 25 k g (55.1 lb.) and more than
4% of the t owing capaci ty. Howev er,
the dr awbar l oad must not exceed the
weight s pecif ied on page 549 in Sec-
tion 8.
Vehicle c ategory M1 models
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D The s um weight of the tot al cur b mass ,
driv er, pass engers, luggage, towi ng
hitc h and dr awbar load must not ex-
ceed gross vehi cle mas s by more than
100 kg (220.5 lb.) .
D The load on the r ear ax le mus t not
exceed the maxim um permi ssi ble r ear
axle capac ity by mor e than 15%.
Vehicle c ategory N1 models
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D The s um weight of the tot al cur b mass ,
driv er, pas sengers , c argo, t owing hitc h
and drawbar load must not exc eed
gross v ehicl e mass.
D The load on the r ear ax le mus t not
exceed the maxim um permi ssi ble r ear
axle capac ity.
Manufact urer’s label
Gross vehicl e mas s
Maximum permiss ible rear ax le capacit y
Type A
Manufact urer’s label
Gross vehicl e mas s
Maximum permiss ible rear ax le capacit y
Type B
Towing capaci ty has been t ested at sea−
level . If you hav e to go to a high moun-
tain area, k eep in mind t hat the engi ne
power and t owing capaci ty will decr ease.
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: To dist inguis h the vehic le c ategory, ask
any authoriz ed Toy ota dealer or repair-
er, or another dul y qualifi ed and
equipped pr ofess ional.
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