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o When driving in extreme conditions,
the windscreen wiper blades may fail to clear the screen properly due to the formation of ice upon the bladeedge. It will therefore be necessary to periodically remove such ice to restore their efficiency.
o If the power operated door mirrors become frozen, attempts to adjust
TRAILER AND CARAVAN TOWING
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C190E01FC-EAT
WARNING:
It is not recommended that the ve- hicle be used for towing until the first 1,000 miles of Running in has beencompleted. All Hyundai MATRIX models are suited to towing trailers and caravans up to the limits indi-cated on page 2-23. MATRIX models fitted with automatic transaxle have a transaxle oil cooler and furthertransaxle cooling should not be re- quired. Nose weight
C190E01L
Total trailer weight
these may damage the mechanism.
o The formation of snow or ice built up
inside the wheel arches may inter-fere with the road wheels or steering mechanism. In such instances, un-usual noises or an increase in steer- ing effort may result. Therefore, en- sure that the wheel arches arechecked periodically and any accu- mulated snow or ice removed.
o It is advisable to carry emergency equipment including, torch, shovel,tow rope, blankets etc., if a journey is to be undertaken into areas of severeroad conditions.
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NOTE:
o The total gross vehicle weight with trailer must not exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)shown on the vehicle identifica- tion plate (see page 8-2). The total gross vehicle weight is the com-bined weight of the vehicle, driver, all passengers and their luggage, cargo, hitch, trailer nose weightand other optional equipment. o The front or rear axle weight must
not exceed the Gross Axle WeightRating (GAWR) shown on the ve- hicle identification plate (see page 8-2). It is possible that your towingpackage does not exceed the GVWR but exceeds the GAWR. Improper trailer loading and/or toomuch luggage in the boot can overload the rear axle. Redistrib- ute the load and check the axleweight again.
o The maximum permissible static
vertical load on the coupling de-vice : 52kg
Gross Axle Weight
C190E02L
Gross Vehicle Weight o The maximum permissible over-
hang of the coupling point : 760 mm.
Towing Bracket Attachment Location C190E01FC
Manual
transaxle
Auto
transaxle Trailer
Weight
1,300 1,100 550 Nose
weight
52
kg
Maximum Towable Weight
With BrakeType
1.5Diesel 1.6/1.8L
1.6/1.8L
Without Brake Type
CAUTION:
The use of a badly loaded or over- loaded trailer may result in instability. This following specifications are rec- ommended when towing a trailer.The loaded trailer weight or the Gross Train Weight must not exceed the values in the following chart .
