Toyota AURION Owner's Manual page 223

STARTING AND DRIVING
Total trailer weight
Vertical tow ball load
Total trailer weight
CAUTION
The trailer cargo load should be distri-
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buted so that the vertical tow ball load
is 5 to 10% of the total trailer weight,
not exceeding 160 kg.
Never load the trailer with more
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weight in the back than in the front.
About 60% of the trailer load should
be in the front half of the trailer and
the remaining 40% in the rear.
TOW BARS
Use only a tow bar which is recommended
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by the tow bar manufacturer and con-
forms to the total trailer weight require-
ment.
Follow the directions supplied by the tow
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bar manufacturer, and bolt the tow bar se-
curely to the vehicle. Lubricate the tow
ball with a light coat of grease.
If removing the tow bar assembly, seal
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any mounting holes in the vehicle body
to prevent entry of pollutants such as ex-
haust fumes, dirt, water, etc.
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Vertical tow ball
load
× 100 = 5 to 10%
BRAKES AND SAFETY CHAINS
Toyota recommends
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brakes conform to applicable federal
and state regulations.
Safety chains must always be used
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between the towing vehicle and the
trailer.
Leave sufficient slack in the chains
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for turns.
The chains should cross under the
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trailer coupling to prevent the trailer
coupling from
ground in case it becomes damaged
or the trailer separates from the ve-
hicle.
For correct safety chains proced-
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ures, follow the tow bar or trailer
manufacturer's recommendations.
CAUTION
If the total trailer weight exceeds 500
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kg, trailer brakes are required.
Never tap into your vehicle's hy-
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draulic system as it would lower its
braking effectiveness.
Never tow a trailer without using safe-
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ty chains securely attached to both
the trailer and the vehicle. If detach-
ment occurs to the coupling unit or
tow ball, there is danger of the trailer
wandering into another lane.
TYRES
Ensure that your vehicle's tyres are cor-
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rectly inflated. See page 263 in Section
7--2 and page 283 in Section 8 for instruc-
tions.
trailers with
dropping to the