Driving With A Trailer; Wheels - Seat Toledo 2019 Owner's Manual

and driving style to suit road conditions
and requirements.
Never exceed the gross axle weight rat-
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ing or the gross vehicle weight rating. If the
permissible axle load or the permissible to-
tal weight is exceeded, the driving charac-
teristics of the vehicle may change, which
could lead to accidents, injuries and dam-
age to the vehicle.

Driving with a trailer

Trailer weights
Trailer weight
The trailer weights and drawbar loads ap-
proved are selected in intensive trials accord-
ing to precisely defined criteria. The ap-
proved trailer weights are valid for vehicles in
the EU for maximum speeds of 80 km/h (50
mph) (in certain circumstances up to 100
km/h (62 mph)). The figures may be different
in other countries. All data in the official vehi-
cle documentation takes precedence over
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these data at all times .
Drawbar loads
The maximum permitted drawbar load on the
ball coupling of the towing bracket must not
exceed 50 kg.
Technical specifications
In the interest of road safety, we recommend
that you always tow approaching the maxi-
mum drawbar load. The response of the trail-
er on the road will be poor, if the drawbar
load is too small.
If the maximum permissible drawbar load
cannot be met (e.g. with small, empty and
light-weight single axle trailers or tandem
axle trailers with a wheelbase of less than 1
metre), a minimum of 4% of the actual trailer
weight is legally required for the drawbar
load.
WARNING
For safety reasons, you should not drive
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at speeds above 80 km/h (50 mph) when
towing a trailer. This also applies in coun-
tries where higher speeds are permitted.
Never exceed the maximum trailer
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weights or the drawbar load. If the permis-
sible axle load or the permissible total
weight is exceeded, the driving character-
istics of the vehicle may change, leading to
accidents, injuries and damage to the vehi-
cle.

Wheels

Tyre pressure, snow chains and
wheel bolts
Tyre pressure
The sticker with the tyre pressure values can
be found on the inside of the fuel tank flap.
The tyre pressure values given there are for
cold tyres. Do not reduce the slightly raised
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pressures of warm tyres .
The pressure for winter tyres is 0.2 bar
(2.9 psi / 20 kPa) higher than that of summer
tyres.
Snow chains
Snow chains may be fitted only to the front
wheels.
Consult the section "wheels" of this manual.
Wheel bolts
After the wheels have been changed, the
tightening torque of the wheel bolts should
be checked as soon as possible with a torque
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wrench . The tightening torque for steel
and alloy wheels is 120 Nm.
WARNING
Check the tyre pressure at least once per
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month. Checking the tyre pressure is very
important. If the tyre pressure is too high or
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