Kia XCeed 2020 Owner's Manual page 504

Driving your vehicle
Weight of the trailer
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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
equipment that you have on your
vehicle.
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Weight of the trailer tongue
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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 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
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 limits of
the maximum trailer tongue load
permissible.
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
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