2000 Ford Focus Owner's Manual - Page 148
2000 Ford Focus Manual
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Driving TRAILER TOWING Your vehicle is classified as a light duty towing vehicle. Refer to the following chart for towing limits: Towing class Maximum gross trailer weight Maximum tongue load Engine Hitch design Light duty 454 kg (1 000 lbs.)* 45 kg (100 lbs.) All Appropriate aftermarket hitch * Vehicle speed should not exceed 72 km/h (45 mph) when towing on grades. Limit maximum gross trailer weight to 454 kg (1 000 lbs.) and maximum tongue load to 45 kg (100 lbs.): (1) when you are towing a trailer on steep hills or on moderate hills for distances longer than 8 km (5 miles) or more and; (2) on very hot days (when the temperature is above 38ºC [100ºF]). 148
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TRAILER TOWING
Yourvehicleisclassifiedasalight
dutytowingvehicle.Refertothe
followingchartfortowinglimits:
Towing
class
Lightduty
Maximum
gross trailer weight
454kg(1 000lbs.)*
Maximum tongue load
45kg(100lbs.)
Engine
All
Hitch design
Appropriateaftermarkethitch
*Vehiclespeedshouldnotexceed72km/h(45mph)whentowingon
grades.Limitmaximumgrosstrailerweightto454kg(1 000lbs.)and
maximumtongueloadto45kg(100lbs.):(1)whenyouaretowinga
traileronsteephillsoronmoderatehillsfordistanceslongerthan8 km
(5 miles)ormoreand;(2)onveryhotdays(whenthetemperatureis
above38ºC[100ºF]).