Trailer Loading - Daewoo Kalos User Manual

3–26 DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE

TRAILER LOADING

To load your trailer properly, you must
know how to measure gross trailer
weight and trailer nose weight. Gross
trailer weight is the weight of the trailer
plus all cargo in it. You can measure
gross trailer weight by putting the fully
loaded trailer on a vehicle scale.
Trailer nose weight is the downward
force exerted on the hitch by the trailer
coupler, with the trailer fully loaded and
the coupler at its normal towing height.
This weight can be measured using
bathroom scales.
The weight of your loaded trailer (gross
trailer weight) should never exceed the
specified values.
The maximum permissible trailer nose
weight is 50kg.
The permissible trailer loads are valid
for gradients up to 12%.
When the trailer has been coupled, the
permissible rear axle load for the fully
loaded towing vehicle (including occu-
pants) must not be exceeded.
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WARNING
Total gross vehicle weight with
trailer must not exceed the Gross
Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of
the vehicle.
The total gross vehicle weight is the
weight of the vehicle, driver, passen-
gers, luggage or cargo, plus the
weight of the hitch and the trailer
nose weight.
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WARNING
The given trailer weights are appli-
cable for altitudes up to 1,000m
above sea level.
In higher elevations the engine out-
put may drop so that it may not be
possible for the permissible trailer
loads to be fully utilized in moun-
tainous territory.
• Above 1,000m in altitude, maxi-
mum permissible trailer loads
should be reduced by 10% for ev-
ery further 1,000m in altitudes.
Maximum Load Limits
(unit: kg)
Caravan/
Type
trailer
With Brake 1100
1.2S M/T
Without Brake 500
With Brake 1100
1.4S M/T
Without Brake 500
With Brake 1100
M/T
Without Brake 500
1.4D
With Brake 1000
A/T
Without Brake 400
Nose
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50