Driving With A Trailer - Volvo S60 Owner's Manual

Starting and driving

Driving with a trailer

• The towing bracket on the car must be of
an approved type. Your Volvo dealer can
advise you as to which towing bracket to
use.
• Distribute the load in the trailer so that
the weight on the towing bracket is
approximately 50 kg for trailer weights
under 1200 kg and approximately 75 kg
for trailer weights over 1200 kg.
• Increase tyre pressure so that it corre-
sponds to the pressure for full load. See
the tyre pressure table!
• Clean the towing bracket regularly and
grease the towball* and all moving parts
to prevent unnecessary wear.
• Do not drive with a heavy trailer when
your car is brand new! Wait until it has
gone at least 1000 km.
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• The brakes are loaded much more than
usual on long and steep downhill slopes.
Downshift to a lower gear and adjust your
speed.
• If the car is driven with a heavy load in a
hot climate, the engine and gearbox may
overheat. The temperature gauge in the
combined instrument panel goes into the
red zone when the car overheats. Stop and
let the engine idle a few minutes.
• If the car overheats, the air conditioning
system can be temporarily switched off.
• The gearbox reacts with a built-in
protection function if the car overheats.
See the message in the display!
• The engine is loaded more heavily than
usual when driving with a trailer.
• For reasons of safety, you should not
drive faster than 80 km/h, even if the laws
of certain countries permit higher speeds.
• The highest trailer weight permitted for a
trailer without brakes is 750 kg.
• If you park with a trailer, always set the
gear selector to P (automatic gearbox) or
put the car in a gear (manual gearbox). If
you park on a steep hill, put chocks under
the wheels.
• Avoid driving on inclines exceeding 12%
if the trailer weight exceeds 1200 kg. Do
not drive with a trailer at all on inclines
exceeding 15%.
*: Does not apply to ball hitch with vibration
damper.