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Beware 2010MY XC60 Owners Manual IMPORTANT ErrorViews : 93504 Replies : 68Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Sep 17th, 2009, 12:14 | #1 |
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Beware 2010MY XC60 Owners Manual IMPORTANT Error
After about a month of trying to get an answer & involving about 4 dealers & a totally useless Volvo technical support I have finally got to the bottom of a problem.
The MY10 XC60 price list, on the internet & hardcopy, shows the 4 wheeldrive 205hp to have a towball weight loading of 75kg. The XC60 owners manual, whether downloaded or supplied with the car, shows the towball download limit is 90kg for the 4wd 205hp model. Thus the same car noseweight limit is 75kg from one source & 90 kg from the other. The Volvo product manager has now confirmed that the owners handbook is wrong and that the towball load for all manual XC60's is 75kg whilst for all automatics it is 90kg. This figure is legally enforcable if you are stopped or have an accident. I am amazed at this as 75kg is very low for a 4x4 vehicle & precludes towing many caravans that would otherwise easily be towable. I don't know what Volvo are going to do to inform owners but I can see that some owners who have relied on the handbook are towing illegally & are going to be very upset when they find out! |
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