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The trailer tongue should weigh a max‐
imum of 10% of the total loaded trailer
weight, within the limits of the maxi‐
mum permissible trailer tongue load.
After you've loaded your trailer, weigh
the trailer and then the tongue, sepa‐
rately, to see if the weights are proper.
If they aren’t, you may be able to cor‐
rect them simply by moving some
items around in the trailer.
WARNING
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Trailer
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• Never load a trailer with more
weight in the rear than in the
front. The front should be loaded
with approximately 60% of the to‐
tal trailer load; the rear should be
loaded with approximately 40% of
the total trailer load.
• Never exceed the maximum
weight limits of the trailer or trail‐
er towing equipment. Improper
loading can result in damage to
your vehicle and/or personal injury.
Check weights and loading at a
commercial scale or highway pa‐
trol office equipped with scales.
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• An improperly loaded trailer can
cause loss of vehicle control.
NOTICE
With increasing altitude the engine
performance decreases. From
1,000 m above sea level and for ev‐
ery 1,000 m thereafter 10% of vehi‐
cle/trailer weight (trailer weighter +
gross vehicle weight) must be de‐
ducted.
Driving your vehicle
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