Kia 2020 Telluride Owner's Manual page 427

Driving your vehicle
To identify what the vehicle traile-
ring capacity is for your vehicle, you
should read the information in
"Weight of the trailer" on page 5-
149.
Weight of the trailer
Tongue Load
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What is the maximum safe weight
of a trailer? It should never weigh
more than the maximum trailer
weight with trailer brakes. But even
that can be too heavy.
It depends on how you plan to use
your trailer. For example, speed,
altitude, road grades, outside tem-
perature and how often your vehicle
is used to pull a trailer are all
important. The ideal trailer weight
can also depend on any special
equipment that you have on your
vehicle.
Total Trailer Weight
Gross Axle Weight
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The tongue load of any trailer is an
important weight to measure
because it affects the total Gross
Vehicle Weight (GVW) of your vehi-
cle. This weight includes the curb
weight of the vehicle, any cargo you
may carry in it, and the people who
will be riding in the vehicle. And if
you will tow a trailer, you must add
the tongue load to the GVW because
your vehicle will also be carrying
that weight.
The trailer tongue should weigh a
maximum of 10% of the total
loaded trailer weight, within the lim-
its of the maximum permissible
trailer tongue load. After you've
loaded your trailer, weigh the trailer
and then the tongue, separately, to
see if the weights are proper. If they
aren't, you may be able to correct
them simply by moving some items
around in the trailer.
Trailer towing
Gross Vehicle Weight
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