Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Towing attachment type plate
| The trailer load and drawbar load details on the type plate
of the towing attachment are test figures for the device. The
approved details for the relevant vehicle could be below the
trailer load and drawbar load specifications of the trailer.
Figures can be found |
| in the vehicle documents, |
| in the respective owner's manual |
| that are specific to the vehicle. |
| The curb weight of the pulling vehicle is increased due to
the towing attachment, which means the permissible load has to
be reduced respectively. |
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| Weight of vehicle and trailer combination |
| The weight of the vehicle and trailer combination comprises
of the actual weight of the pulling vehicle and the actual
weight of the trailer. The maximum permissible weights of the
pulling vehicle and the trailer must not be exceeded. If the
maximum permissible trailer load is utilised, under certain
circumstances the weight of the pulling vehicle may have to be
reduced accordingly. |
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