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from owners manual to the vehicle Hyundai ix20, year of production 2010:
Driving your vehicle
TRAILER TOWING(FOR EUROPE)
If you are considering towing with your Your vehicle can tow a trailer. To identify
✽NOTICE - For Europe
vehicle, you should first check with your what the vehicle trailering capacity is for
• The technically permissible maximum
Local Laws to determine their legal your vehicle, you should read the infor-
requirements. load on the rear axle(s) may be
mation in “Weight of the trailer” that
exceeded by not more than 15% and
Since laws vary the requirements for tow- appears later in this section.
the technically permissible maximum
ing trailers, cars, or other types of vehi-
laden mass of the vehicle may be
cles or apparatus may differ. Ask a
exceeded by not more than 10% or
Remember that trailering is different than
HYUNDAI authorised repairer for further220.4 lbs (100kg), whichever value is
just driving your vehicle by itself.
details before towing. lower. In this case, do not exceed 62.1
Trailering means changes in handling,
mph (100 km/h) for vehicle of catego-
ry M1 or49.7 mph (80 km/h) forvehi-durability, and fuel economy. Successful,
WARNING - Towing a trailercle of category N1. safe trailering requires correct equip-
If you don't use the correct equip- ment, and it has to be used properly.
ment and drive improperly, you can• When a vehicle of category M1 is tow-
ing a trailer, the additional load
lose control when you pull a trailer. This section contains many time-tested,
imposed at the trailer coupling device
For example, if the trailer is too important trailering tips and safety rules.
may cause the tyre maximum load
heavy, the brakes may not work Many of these are important for your
ratings to be exceeded, but not by
well - or even at all.You and your safety and that of your passengers.
more than 15%. In this case, do not
passengers could be seriously or Please read this section carefully before
exceed 62.1 mph (100 km/h) and
fatally injured. Pull a trailer only if you pull a trailer.
increase the tyre inflation pressure by
you have followed all the steps in
this section. at least 0.2 bar.
Load-pulling components such as the
CAUTION engine, transaxle, wheel assemblies, and
tyres are forced to work harder against
WARNING - Weight limitsPulling a trailer improperly can
the load of the added weight.The engine
damage your vehicle and result in
Before towing, make sure the total is required to operate at relatively higher
costly repairs not covered by your
trailer weight, gross combination speeds and under greater loads. This
weight, gross vehicle weight, grosswarranty. To pull a trailer correctly,
follow the advice in this section.additional burden generates extra heat.
axle weight and trailer nose weight The trailer also considerably adds wind
are all within the limits. resistance, increasing pulling require-
ments.
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