Driving tips/Trailer towing
Conditions
Maximum total trailer weight
When towing a trailer without brakes.
1,000 lbs (453 kg)
When towing a trailer with brakes.
1,500 lbs (680 kg)
When towing a trailer on a long uphill grade
continuously for over 5 miles (8 km) with an
outside temperature of 1048F (408C) or above.
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! Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) and
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
(GVWR)
750 lbs (340 kg)
Gross Vehicle Weight
The Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) must
never exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR).
Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) is the
combined total of the weight of the vehicle,
driver, passengers, luggage, trailer hitch,
trailer tongue load and any other optional
equipment installed on your vehicle.
Therefore, the GVW changes depending
on the situation. Determine the GVW each
time before going on a trip by putting your
vehicle and trailer on a vehicle scale.
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