Towing Equipment With Fixed Coupling Ball Bar, Combo; Caravan And Trailer Loads - Vauxhall Corsa & Combo Owner's Manual

Towing equipment with fixed
coupling ball bar , Combo
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In the case of trailers/caravans with b ra ke,
attach break-away stop ping cable to ey e
to right of coupling ball bar.
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Caravan and traile r loads
The permissible caravan/trailer loads are
vehicle- and eng ine-dependent m aximum
values which must not be exceed ed. The
actual carav an/trailer load is the difference
between the actual gross weight of the
caravan/trailer and the actual coupling
socket load with the caravan/trailer
coupled. When the carava n/trailer load is
being checked, therefore, only the
caravan/trailer w heels – and not the jock ey
wheel – must be standing on the weighing
apparatus.
The permissible caravan/trailer loads for
your vehicle are given in the vehicle
docum ents. Unless otherwise stated, they
are v alid for gradients up to ma x. 12 %.
1)
Obs erve na tiona l reg ula tio ns.
1 )
The permissible c aravan/trailer load should
be fully utilised only by drivers w ho a re
adequately exp erienced in tow ing large or
hea vy ca ravans/trailers.
The permitted c aravan/trailer load a pplies
up to the sp ecified inc line and up to a n
altitude of 1000 m etres ab ov e sea lev el.
S ince engine power decreases as altitud e
increa ses b ecause of the air becoming
thinner, therefore reducing climb ing ability,
the permitted towing weight also
decreases by 10 % for every 1000 metres of
add itional altitude. The towing w eight
does not have to be reduced when driv ing
on roads with slight inclines (less tha n 8 %,
e. g. motorways).
The actual caravan/trailer load p lus the
actual g ross vehicle weight of the towing
vehicle m ust not exceed the maxim um
permitted towing weight. For example, if
the permitted gross v ehicle weight is
utilised, the tra iler/ca ra van load must only
be used until the m aximum permitted
towing weight is reached . The maximum
permitted towing weight is shown on the
identification plate – see pa ge 232.