Starting and driving
Driving with a trailer
The load capacity is affected by extra acces-
sories mounted on the car, such as a towbar,
the load on the towball (75 kg with trailer
hitched), load carriers and roof box, as well as
the passengers’ combined weight. The load
capacity of the car is reduced by the number
of passengers and their weight.
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Do not drive with a heavy trailer when
your car is brand new! Wait until it has
gone at least 1000 km.
The brakes are loaded much more than
usual on long and steep downhill slopes.
Downshift to a lower gear and adjust your
speed.
If the car is driven with a heavy load in a
hot climate, the engine and gearbox may
overheat. The temperature gauge in the
combined instrument panel goes into the
red zone when the car overheats. Stop
and let the engine idle a few minutes.
If the car overheats, the air conditioning
system can be temporarily switched off.
The gearbox reacts with a built-in
protection function if the car overheats.
See the message in the display!
The engine is loaded more heavily than
usual when driving with a trailer.
For reasons of safety, you should not
drive faster than 80 km/h, even if the laws
of certain countries permit higher speeds.
The maximum permissible trailer weight
for a trailer without brakes is 750 kg.
Select position P (automatic gearbox) or
engage a gear (manual gearbox) when
parking with a trailer and always apply the
parking brake. If you are parking on a
steep incline, place chocks behind the
wheels.
Trailer weights
See page 225 for permitted trailer weights.
NOTE! The stated maximum permitted trailer
weights are those permitted by Volvo.
National vehicle regulations can further limit
trailer weights and speeds. Towbars can be
certified for higher towing weights than the
car can actually tow.
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WARNING!
The car’s driving characteristics change
depending on how heavily it is loaded and
how the load is distributed.
WARNING!
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Follow the stated recommendations for
trailer weights. Otherwise, the rig may be
difficult to control during evasive
manoeuvres and braking.
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The car’s towing bracket must be of an
approved type.
If the towing bracket is fitted by Volvo, the
car is delivered with the necessary
equipment to drive with a trailer. If retro-
fitting, check with your Volvo dealer to
ensure that the car is fully equipped to
drive with a trailer.
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Distribute the load on the trailer so that
the weight on the towing bracket follows
the specified maximum towball load.
Increase tyre pressure to correspond to
the pressure for full load. See the tyre
pressure table!
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Clean the towing bracket regularly and
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grease the towball and all moving parts
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Does not apply to ball hitch with
vibration damper.
to prevent unnecessary wear.
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