If You Decide To Pull A Trailer - Hyundai Tucson 2023 Owner's Manual

Driving Your Vehicle
Towing a trailer requires experience. The
combination of the vehicle and trailer
itself is not as responsive as the vehicle
by itself. Towing a trailer also requires
additional equipment and adequate
planning before a trip. Plan your trip
according to the speed limits for towing
a trailer that may differ from state to
state. Always follow the posted speed
limits while towing a trailer.
Remember that driving your vehicle with
a trailer is different from normal driving.
Driving with a trailer causes changes
to acceleration, braking, handling and
stability, and fuel economy. For safety
of you and passengers, do not overload
your vehicle or trailer. Refer to the table
in this section for the maximum towing
capacity and payload.
This section contains important trailering
recommendations and safety rules. Many
of these recommendations are important
considerations for the safety of you and
your passengers. Be sure to read this
section carefully and plan ahead before
towing a trailer.
WARNING
To prevent serious injury or death:
If you do not use correct equipment
and/or drive improperly, you can
lose control of the vehicle when you
are pulling a trailer. For example, if
the trailer is too heavy, the braking
performance may be reduced. Pull a
trailer only if you have followed all the
steps in this section.
Before towing, make sure the
total trailer weight, GCW (Gross
Combination Weight), GVW (Gross
Vehicle Weight), GAW (Gross Axle
Weight), and trailer tongue load are all
within the limits.
When you tow a trailer, make sure to
turn off the Idle Stop and Go system.
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Consider using a sway control. You
can ask a trailer hitch dealer about
sway control.
Hyundai recommends that you do
not tow with your vehicle for the first
1,200 miles (2,000 km) to allow the
engine to properly break in.
Do not exceed 65 mph (104 km/h)
or the posted towing speed limit,
whichever is lower, when towing a
trailer. Note that towing speed limits
differ by state. Always be aware of the
posted towing speed limit.
Trailer instability is more likely to
occur when descending steep or long
downhill grades. Pay close attention
and slow your vehicle speed when
descending a long downhill grade.
Allow more time and distance for
braking and do not brake suddenly.
Downshift the transmission to a lower
gear to reduce your vehicle speed
and also to help prevent brakes from
overheating.
Carefully observe the weight and load
limits provided in the following pages.
Towing load limits
Your vehicle can tow a trailer if you
carefully observe the towing load limits,
use proper equipment, and follow the
towing guidelines. Check the load limits
before driving.