VW Jetta VI SportWagen owners manual page 138

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x Do not release the parking brake lever until the engine starts to move the vehicle forwad. rIf your vehicle has an automatic transmission, you can also depress and hold the brake pedal for added braking and then let up on the brake pedal when you feel that the vehicle “wants” to move forward. x Drive ahead slowly. WARNING Improper trailer towing can cause loss of vehicle control and serious personal injury. x Driving with a trailer and carrying heavy or bulky items changes the way the vehice l handles and increases the distance it needs to stop safely. x Always watch what is happening up ahead and around you. Brake earlier than you would if you were not towing a trailer. x Always adapt your speed and driving to the heavier load and the weight distributio inn the vehicle. Take road, weather, traffic, and visibility conditions into account as well. x Reduce your speed even more than you otherwise would when going downhill and under unfavorable load, weather, or wind conditions. x Drive especially carefully and accelerate gently. Always avoid sudden maneuvers and hard braking. x Be especially careful when passing other vehicles. x Reduce speed immediately if the trailer shows even the slightest sign of swaying. x Never try to stop the swaying by accelerating. x Always obey speed limits. In some areas speed limits for vehicles twiong trailers are lower than for vehicles without trailers. Ball mount Fig. 107 Dimensions of the ball mount support. ¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS . Your vehicle is not equipped with a trailer hitch or preparations for the installation of a trailer hitch. If you must tow a trailer, you must have the necessary electrical wiring and socket together with a suitable trailer hitch installed. Because towing a trailer places a great deal of stress on the vehicle, the attachment of a trailer to the vehicle and the dimensions of the receiver and ball mount are very important so that the extra forces the vehicle has to withstand can be properly handled. The receiver used requires both a ball mount and a ball that meet special requirements regarding geometry and size. This applies to both the height of the ball above the surface where it attaches ⇒ fig. 107 (A), and the pin-to-ball distance (B).

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