Suzuki SX4 S Cross owners manual page 308

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VEHICLE LOADING AND TOWING Tires pier, with the trailer fully loaded and the coupler at its normal towing height. This A. WARNING weight can be measured using a bathroom Never overload your trailer or your A. WARNING scales. vehicle. Gross trailer weight must When towing a trailer, it is very The weight of your loaded trailer (Gross never exceed the "Towing capacity". important for your vehicle and trailer Trailer Weight) should never exceed the Gross vehicle weight (sum of the to have properly inflated tires. Your "Towing capacity". weights of the vehicle, all the occu- vehicle's tires should be inflated to Distribute cargo in your trailer so that nose pants, accessories including tow the pressures listed on your vehicles weight bars and a trailer hitch, cargo and Tire Information Label. If laden pres-is about 1 0% of gross trailer weight, trailer nose weight) must never sures are listed on the label, the tires but does not exceed "Maximum vertical exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rat- should be inflated to the laden pres-load on trailer hitch point". You should ing (GVWR) listed in the "SPECIFICA- sures. Inflate trailer tires according to measure gross trailer weight and nose TIONS" section. the specifications provided by the weight before towing to make sure that your trailer manufacturer. load is properly distributed. A. WARNING Additional Trailer Towing Warnings Mirrors Improper weight distribution of your Check to see if your vehicle's mirrors meet trailer may result in poor vehicle han-Connect trailer lights and hook local requirements for mirrors used on tow-dling and swaying of the trailer. safety chains every time you tow. ing vehicles. If they do not, you must install Always make sure that trailer nose the required mirrors before you tow. weight is about 10% of gross trailer weight, but does not exceed "Maxi-NOTICE VehiclelTrailer Loading mum vertical load on trailer hitch point". Also make sure that the cargo Because towing a trailer puts addi- To load your vehicle and trailer properly, is properly secured. Failure to tional stress on your vehicle, more you must know how to measure gross observe this requirement may result frequent maintenance will be trailer weight and trailer nose weight. in an accident. required than under normal driving Gross Trailer Weight is the weight of the conditions. Follow the schedule for trailer plus all the cargo in it. You can mea- "Maintenance Recommended under sure gross trailer weight by putting the fully Severe Driving Conditions". loaded trailer on a vehicle scale. Nose Weight is the downward force exerted on the tow bar by the trailer cou- 6-3

owners manual Suzuki SX4 S-Cross

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