Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires

Be sure the vehicle's tires are inflated to the upper limit for cold tires. These numbers can be found on the Information label. See Vehicle Load Limits.

Make sure not to go over the GVW limit for the vehicle, including the weight of the trailer tongue.

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