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Jun 22nd, 2021, 11:49 | #1 |
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Volvo Towing Certification
Hi All,
Does anyone have information on what Volvo does to qualify a vehicle to tow? I understand there is a simple ISO procedure for starting and stopping on a gradient 7 or 10% which is part of the type approval, but beyond that is anything else carried out by Volvo? Thanks in advance, just interested to know really.
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Jun 22nd, 2021, 13:42 | #3 |
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Thanks Clan, I'm after what Volvo does in terms of how the car handles the load, impact on braking, how do they decide that it can tow 2000Kg - is it just the hill starts or do they do other testing etc.
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That's not something i have seen published , I would think a third party tests them , whoever issues the certificate I guess .
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Jul 4th, 2021, 23:32 | #5 |
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The maximum braked trailer weight is generally set at what the manufacturer will warrant the car to set off from rest on a 1 in 10 (10%) gradient.
Sometimes manufacturers set the weight limit lower than this (on the 1.6D V70 for example) for reliability reasons (i.e. so you don't need to fry the clutch).
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