Rear carrier systems include equipment such as bicycle carriers or hunters’ boxes, for example, which are installed on the ball coupling.
Use only rear carrier systems that are intended by the manufacturer for the corresponding vehicle model, model year and vehicle
version →
.
Volkswagen recommends using Volkswagen Genuine Parts or Volkswagen Genuine Accessories, which you can purchase from an
authorised Volkswagen repairer.
Mount the rear carrier system in accordance with the manufacturer’s assembly instructions.
Maximum load of the rear carrier system
Recommended weight distribution on the rear carrier
system.
The load is made up of the rear carrier system and the items transported on it.
The maximum recommended load of the rear carrier system installed on the ball coupling can deviate from the vehicle-specific
drawbar load of the vehicle.
However, the model-specific maximum drawbar load of the towing bracket must not be exceeded.
Due to the lever effect, the load capacity decreases the further the centre of gravity of the rear carrier system is away from the ball
head.
Position heavy items as close as possible to the ball coupling → Fig. 1.
Vehicle-specific maximum load
In order to find out the recommended maximum load for your vehicle, check the drawbar load of your vehicle . The corresponding
maximum load can then be read from the following table. Volkswagen recommends observing the specified number of bicycles on the
rear carrier system in accordance with Regulation UN-R 55.
Vehicle-specific drawbar load
50 kg (110 lbs)
Maximum load
50 kg (110 lbs)
55 kg (121 lbs)
75 kg (165 lbs)
Number of bicycles
2
2
3
55 kg (121 lbs)
from 75 kg (165 lbs)
Maximum overhang of the rear carrier system
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