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Towing a Trailer Towing Capacity accompanying towing equipment, or for your failure to follow the proper A Model X equipped with the optional towinginstructions. Damage caused by towing a package is capable of towing a trailer. Thetrailer is not covered by the warranty. total trailer weight (trailer weight including allWarning: Do not overload the vehicle or cargo and additional equipment), and thetrailer. Doing so can cause poor trailer tongue weight, must never exceed theperformance, vehicle damage and loss of following: vehicle control, resulting in serious injury Tires Maximum Maximum or death. Towing Tongue Warning: Do not use the trailer hitch to Capacity*Weight** tow/transport Model X. 265/50R19 110 VSAE ClassSAE Class III – 5000III – 500 Tire Pressures when Towing lbs / 2270lbs / 227 kgWhen towing a trailer, tire pressures must be kg adjusted to accommodate the additional load. 275/45R20 110SAE ClassSAE Class Keep tires inlated to the pressures shown V / Y III – 5000III – 500 below (these pressures override the pressures lbs / 2270lbs / 227 kgthat are provided on the Tire and Loading kg information label): 285/35R22 106SAE Class IISAE Class IIFront TiresRear TiresCold Tire W – 3500 – 350 lbs Inlation lbs / 1580(158 kg) Pressure kg 265/50R19 265/50R19 46 psi *Tesla recommends a separate braking system (317 kPa) on trailers with a loaded weight of over 1000 lbs (450 kg). The braking system must be265/45R20275/45R2046 psi appropriate for the weight of the trailer. (317 kPa) Carefully follow the instructions provided by the trailer brake manufacturer to ensure that265/35ZR22285/35ZR2250 psi trailer brakes are properly installed, adjusted, and maintained. (345 kPa) **The tongue weight is the downward force that the weight of the trailer exerts on theWarning: Check tire pressures using an hitch. It must not be less than 10% of theaccurate pressure gauge when tires are trailer load. Carrying a signiicant amount ofcold. It takes only about 1.6 km of driving equipment, passengers or cargo in Model Xto warm up the tires suiciently to afect can reduce the tongue weight it can handle,tire pressures. Parking the vehicle in which also reduces the maximum towingdirect sunlight or in hot weather can also capacity. Maximum towing capacity is afect tire pressures. If you must check calculated assuming Model X's GVWR (Grosswarm tires, expect increased pressures. Vehicle Weight Rating) is not exceeded. TheDo not let air out of warm tires in an GVWR is printed on the Vehicle Certiicationattempt to match recommended cold tire Label (see Vehicle Loading on page 152).pressures. A hot tire at or below the Note: Maximum towing capacity is calculatedrecommended cold tire inlation pressure assuming only the required towing equipmentis dangerously under-inlated. is being used. The weight of additionalWarning: Never attempt to tow a trailer optional equipment, passengers and cargo inwhen a Model X tire is faulty or has been the tow vehicle must be considered wheninlated using a tire repair kit. A determining towing capacity. temporarily repaired tire not designed to Caution: Tesla assumes no responsibilitysustain the towing load. Towing using a for damage or injuries resulting fromfaulty or temporarily repaired tire can towing a trailer, for any errors orresult in tire failure and loss of vehicle omissions in the instructions stability. Driving 67

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