Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: General Information

Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual / Towing Guide / General Information

Tongue Weight Specifications

The tongue weight specifications on the trailer hitch type label are inspection values and only valid for the hitch. The permitted tongue weight for the vehicle may be less and it must not be exceeded. These specifications can be found:

in the vehicle registration,

in the vehicle owner's manual and

in this guide.

Legal Requirements

Follow all country-specific legal requirements when towing a trailer.

Polo from MY 2014

Vehicles with Manual Transmission
Polo, Type 6R EG				Towing weight in kg
					Grade, brake
	Output in kW	Displacement/liter	Comments	unbraked	12 %	8 %	Tongue weight in kg
Gasoline Engine	44	1.0	-	520	800	1000	50
	55	1.0	-	520	800	1000
	66	1.2	-	560	1000	1100
	66	1.2	Recuperation and Start/Stop function	550	1000	1100
	66	1.6	-	540	1000	1000
	70	1.0	-	550	900	1000
	81	1.0	-	560	1000	1100
	81	1.2	-	580	1100	1100
	81	1.2	Recuperation and Start/Stop function	560	1100	1100
	81	1.6	-	550	1100	1100
	110	1.4	-	610	1200	1200
Diesel engine	55	1.4	-	570	1000	1100
	55	1.4	Blue Motion	580	1000	1100
	66	1.4	-	570	1100	1200
	77	1.4	-	580	1100	1200

The towing weight cannot be increased for technical reasons.

Vehicles with a DSG transmission
Polo, Type 6R EG				Towing weight in kg
					Grade, brake
	Output in kW	Displacement/liter	Comments	unbraked	12 %	8 %	Tongue weight in kg
Gasoline Engine	66	1.2	-	560	1000	1100	50
	70	1.0	-	570	900	1000
	81	1.0	-	570	1000	1100
	81	1.2	-	590	1100	1100
	81	1.2	Recuperation and Start/Stop function	580	1100	1100
	110	1.4	-	610	1200	1200
Diesel engine	66	1.4	-	580	1100	1200

The towing weight cannot be increased for technical reasons.

Vehicles with automatic transmission
Polo, Type 6R EG				Towing weight in kg
					Grade, brake
	Output in kW	Displacement/liter	Comments	unbraked	12 %	8 %	Tongue weight in kg
Gasoline Engine	66	1.6	-	560	1000	1000	50

The towing weight cannot be increased for technical reasons.

CrossPolo from MY 2014

Vehicles with Manual Transmission
Polo, Type 6R EG				Towing weight in kg
					Grade, brake
	Output in kW	Displacement/liter	Comments	unbraked	12 %	8 %	Tongue weight in kg
Gasoline Engine	55	1.0	-	550	800	1000	50
	55	1.0	Recuperation and Start/Stop function	560	800	1000
	66	1.2	-	580	1000	1100
	66	1.6	-	570	1000	1000
	81	1.0	-	580	1000	1100
	81	1.2	-	580	1100	1100
	81	1.2	Recuperation and Start/Stop function	590	1100	1100
	81	1.6	-	570	1100	1100
Diesel engine	55	1.4	-	600	1000	1100
	66	1.4	-	600	1100	1200
	77	1.4	-	600	1100	1200

The towing weight cannot be increased for technical reasons.

Vehicles with a DSG transmission
Polo, Type 6R EG				Towing weight in kg
					Grade, brake
	Output in kW	Displacement/liter	Comments	unbraked	12 %	8 %	Tongue weight in kg
Gasoline Engine	66	1.2	-	600	1000	1100	50
	81	1.2	-	600	1100	1100
	110	1.4	-	610	1200	1200
Diesel engine	66	1.4	-	610	1100	1200

The towing weight cannot be increased for technical reasons.

Vehicles with automatic transmission
Polo, Type 6R EG				Towing weight in kg
					Grade, brake
	Output in kW	Displacement/liter	Comments	unbraked	12 %	8 %	Tongue weight in kg
Gasoline Engine	66	1.6	-	590	1000	1000	50

The towing weight cannot be increased for technical reasons.

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