Kia CARNIVAL 2023 Manual page 550

Driving your vehicle
Item
Without brake System
Maximum trailer
weight*
With brake System
Maximum permissible static vertical load on the
coupling device
Recommended distance from rear wheel centre
to coupling point
Weight of the trailer
OUM076210L
A: Tongue Load
B: Total Trailer Weight
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 temperature and how
often your vehicle is used to pull a trailer
are all important. The ideal trailer weight
can also depend on any special equip-
ment that you have on your vehicle.
6 224
Smartstream G3.5 (Petrol)
750 kg (1,653 lbs.)
2,000 kg (4,409 lbs.)
200 kg (441 lbs.)
1,205 mm (47.4 inch)
Weight of the trailer tongue
A: Gross Axle Weight
B: Gross Vehicle Weight
The tongue load of any trailer is an
important weight to measure because it
affects the total gross vehicle weight
(GVW) of your vehicle. This weight
includes the kerb weight of the vehicle,
any cargo you may carry in it, and the
people who will be riding in the vehicle.
And if you 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 maxi-
mum of 10% of the total loaded trailer
weight, within the limits of the maximum
trailer tongue load permissible.
After you've loaded your trailer, weigh
the trailer and then the tongue, sepa-
rately, to see if the weights are proper. If
Trailer towing
Engine
Smartstream D2.2 (Diesel)
OUM076211L