Volkswagen Golf Instruction Manual page 58

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vshicle,:?lzase note the
following instructiois and driving rules.
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@-Do not exceed the maximunr (railer weight specified for
the vehicle.
@ T h e pressure of the trailer drav! bar on the ball of the
towing bar must not exceed 50'kg;(110 lbs.). The permissi.
ble rear axle load must not be'<?xc+eded.
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The minimum nose weight must n G : be less than
4%
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the actual trailer weight but it need ,id be more than 25
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kg.
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Use the clutch carefully when towitlg: Do not acielerate
more than necessary when moving off a n t never slip the
clutch longer than necessary.
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Always drive at a moderate speed In many counlrrae there
are speed restrlctlons for veh~cles towinq trailers.
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Use brakes in good time as gently as possible. Practise
braking properly with a trailer with over-run brakes: Apply
brakes gently at first then brake rapidly. In this way you
can avoid the jerking which is caused by locked trailer
wheels.
Change down in good time before going downhill.
@-Trailer towing always puts the fuel consumption up. This
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is due to the extra weight and the higher rolling and air
resistance.
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T!ie following points should be noted when towing a trai-
lei in mountainous regions:
The trailer weights given in the "Technical Data" section
in conjunction with the 10or 12% gradients areonly appli-
cable up to
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altitude of I000 m above sea level.
When drivino above
1000 m,
the engine output and thus
the climbing ability decreases due to the lower air density.
The maximum combined weight (vehicle and trailer loaded
to permissible total weight) given for altitudes up to 1000
m must therefore be reduced by 10% for each further 1000
m if the aradients mentioned above are to be climbed.
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if the combined vehicle and trailer weight is below the per-
missible maximum a correspondingly steeper gradient
-can be climbed
-The cooling svstem ot vour vehicle is fitted with an elec.
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rr ca rsoialor'lan. ~ont;ary ro veh~cles w l h an eng.ne dri-
ven Ian. Ine eng ne is Looleo oer!er wnen c imoing ,ong
Uphill stretches if the hiahest ~ 0 s s i b i e aear is used and
englne speeo is napr owlhan knen 1he; e xr lowest gear
is ~ s e d with a n aner englne speeo. One shou.0 therefore,
contrary to the usual practice of keeping the engine speed
high when going uphill, not change down as long as the
engine can cope in the higher gear with medium engine
speed without full throttle. When this is no longer the
case. one should naturally change down in good time.