Seat toledo Owner's Manual page 164

TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
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The tyre pressures on the towing vehi-
cle must be adjusted for full load condi-
tions, and also check the pressures on the
trailer.
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The headlight settings, should be
checked with trailer attached before mov-
ing off and adjusted as necessary.
On vehicles with headlight beam control it
is only necessary to turn the knurled disc
on the dash board in the appropriate
direction.
Driving t t ips
To obtain the best possible handling of
vehicle and trailer, the following should
be noted:
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Try to avoid driving with an unladen
vehicle and a loaded trailer. If this cannot
be avoided, only drive slowly to allow for
the unfavourable weight distribution.
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As driving stability of vehicle and trailer
decreases when the speed increases do
not drive at the maximum permissible top
speed in unfavourable road, weather or
wind conditions – particularly when going
downhill.
In any case the speed must be reduced as
soon as the trailer shows the slightest
sign of snaking. On no account try to stop
the snaking by accelerating.
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drive f f aster t t han 8 8 0 k k m/h ( ( 50 m m ph).
This a a lso a a pplies i i n c c ountries w w here
higher s s peeds a a re p p ermitted.
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has an overrun brake, apply the brakes
gently at first then firmly. This will avoid
the jerking caused by the trailer wheels
locking.
Change down before going down a steep
hill so that the engine can act as a brake.
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extremely high engine revs must be nego-
tiated at exceptionally high ambient tem-
peratures the coolant temperature gauge
must be observed. When the gauge nee-
dle moves to the right end of the scale,
the road speed must be reduced immedi-
ately.
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cannot be increased by changing down,
because the speed of the fan is not
dependent on the engine speed. One
should therefore not change down even
when towing a trailer as long as the
engine can cope without the vehicle
speed dropping too much.
For s s afety r r easons o o ne s s hould n n ot
Always brake in good time. If the trailer
When a long climb in a low gear with
The cooling effect of the radiator fan