Volvo XC90 - Manual (Page 158)

06 Starting and driving
Towing a trailer
06
158 * Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
The maximum weights recommended by Volvo
for trailers with brakes are shown in the table
below.
Recommended hitch tongue load: not more
than 10% of the trailer's weight. The trailer
load should be positioned so that it does not
shift and the tongue load should be 10% of the
trailer's weight. However, the tongue load
should not exceed the maximum permissible
weights indicated in the table below.
No. of occu-
pants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Seating posi-
tion Front seat Front seat 2nd row of
seats 2nd row of
seats 2nd row of
seats 3rd row of
seats* 3rd row of
seats*
All Wheel Drive 5,000 lbs
(2250 kg)
5,000 lbs
(2250 kg)
4,500 lbs
(2050 kg)
3,700 lbs
(1700 kg)
2,900 lbs
(1350 kg)
1,800 lbs
(800 kg)
Trailer towing
not recom-
mended
Max. trailer
hitch tongue
load 500 lbs
(225 kg)
500 lbs
(225 kg)
450 lbs
(205 kg)
370 lbs
(170 kg)
290 lbs
(135 kg)
180 lbs
(80 kg)
–
Front Wheel
Drive 4,000 lbs
(1800 kg)
4,000 lbs
(1800 kg)
4,000 lbs
(1800 kg)
4,000 lbs
(1800 kg)
3,700 lbs
(1650 kg)
2,500 lbs
(1150 kg)
1,400 lbs
(650 kg)
Max. trailer
hitch tongue
load 400 lbs
(180 kg)
400 lbs
(180 kg)
400 lbs
(180 kg)
400 lbs
(180 kg)
370 lbs
(165 kg)
250 lbs
(115 kg)
140 lba
(65 kg)