2008-2017 Volkswagen Golf 4 Door Trailer towing -> Retrofitting a trailer hitch User Manual
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Trailer towing -> Retrofitting a trailer hitch for Your Volkswagen Golf 4 Door Sixth Generation (2008-2017)

Retrofitting a trailer hitch  
Fig. 101 Dimensions and attachment points for retrofitting a trailer hitch.  
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS  
Volkswagen recommends having the trailer hitch retrofit performed by a qualified workshop because  
cooling system modifications or the installation of heat shields may be necessary. Volkswagen  
recommends that you see an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service  
Facility before having a trailer hitch installed on your vehicle.  
When retrofitting a trailer hitch, the specified distance dimensions must be strictly adhered to. Under  
no circumstances may the distance from the center of the hitch ball to the surface of the road  
fig. 101 (F) be less than the specified minimum. This minimum height must be present even when  
the vehicle is fully loaded and subject to the maximum tongue weight.  
Distance dimensions :  
(A)  
(B)  
(C)  
(D)  
(E)  
Attachment points.  
33 inches (838 mm)  
20.2 inches (513 mm)  
11.5 inches (293 mm)  
at least 2.6 inches (65 mm)  
(F)  
(G)  
(H)  
13.8 – 16.5 inches (350 – 420 mm)  
41.1 inches (1043 mm)  
41.3 inches (1048 mm)  
WARNING  
Improper or incorrect connections to the vehicle electrical system can cause malfunctions  
that affect the entire vehicle electrical system and cause accidents and serious personal  
injury.  
Never connect the electrical system of the trailer directly to the electrical connections of  
the rear lights or other unsuitable power sources. Use only a suitable connector to provide  
power to the trailer.  
Have any trailer hitch retrofit or other work on a trailer hitch done by a qualified workshop.  
WARNING  
An improperly installed or unsuitable trailer hitch can cause the trailer to separate from the  
towing vehicle and result in a major accident with serious personal injuries.  
Maximum permissible trailer weight  
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS  
Maximum power output  
Engine  
code  
Transmission  
Trailer with  
brake  
Trailer  
without  
brake  
Tongue  
weight  
6
6
6
6
6
1.8 L/170 hp (125 kW)  
gasoline engine  
CNSA  
1.8L  
6S manual  
6
6S automatic  
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and the Gross Axle Weight Rating must not be exceeded, even with  
a trailer. These ratings are listed on the safety compliance label on the driver front door jamb  
Important vehicle labels. When a trailer is towed, the weight of the ball mount and the tongue  
weight of the trailer are added to the vehicle weight Determining the correct load limit.  
The trailer weight ratings given above are valid only up to altitudes of 3000 ft (1000 m) above sea  
level. The maximum permissible combined towing weight must be reduced by about 10% for every  
3000 ft (1000 m), or portion thereof, of additional altitude.  
WARNING  
Exceeding the gross trailer weight rating and tongue weight can cause accidents and serious  
personal injury.  
Never let the actual weights at the front and rear axles exceed the Gross Axle Weight  
Rating (GAWR). Never let the combined front and rear weights exceed the Gross Vehicle  
Weight Rating (GVWR).  
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