Honda Accord: Towing a Trailer
Your vehicle has been designed primarily to carry passengers and their cargo. You can also use it to tow a trailer if you carefully observe the load limits, use the proper equipment, and follow the guidelines in this section.
Break-In Period
Avoid towing a trailer during your vehicle’s first 600 miles (1,000 km).
Exceeding any load limit or improperly loading your vehicle and trailer can cause a crash in which you can be seriously hurt or killed.
Check the loading of your vehicle and trailer carefully before starting to drive.
Load Limits
Total Trailer Weight: The maximum allowable weight of the trailer and everything in or on it must not exceed 1,000 lbs (450 kg).
Towing a load that is too heavy can seriously affect your vehicle’s handling and performance. It can also damage the engine and drivetrain.
Tongue Load: The weight that the tongue of a fully-loaded trailer puts on the hitch should be approximately 10% of the total trailer weight. Too much tongue load reduces front-tire traction and steering control. Too little tongue load can make the trailer unstable and cause it to sway.
To achieve a proper tongue load, start by loading 60% of the load toward the front of the trailer and 40% toward the rear, then re-adjust the load as needed.
- Gross VehicleWeight Rating (GVWR):
- Gross AxleWeight Rating (GAWR):
- Checking Loads
- Towing Equipment and Accessories
- Pre-Tow Checklist
- Driving Safely With a Trailer
- Towing Your Vehicle
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Your vehicle is equipped with a tire
pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
that turns on every time you start the
engine and monitors the pressure in
your tires while driving.
Each tire has its o ...
Gross VehicleWeight Rating (GVWR):
The maximum allowable weight of
the vehicle, all occupants, all
accessories, all cargo, and the
tongue load is:
U.S. models
LX:
4,299 lbs (1,950 kg)
EX and EX-L:
4,409 lbs (2,000 kg)
V6 mo ...
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Body Electrical
Special Tools
General Troubleshooting Information
Tips and Precautions
Special Tools Required
Back Probe Adapter, 17 mm 07TAZ-001020A
1. Check applicable fuses in the appropriate fuse/relay
...
Starting the Engine
1. Make sure the parking brake is applied.
2. Check that the shift lever is in
, then
depress the brake pedal.
- Although it is possible to start the vehicle
in , it is safer to st ...
General Troubleshooting
Information
Mow to Check for DTCs with the HDS
NOTE: Check the vehicle battery condition first {see page 22-90).
1. Make sure the ignition switch is turned to LOCK (0).
2. Connect the HDS to the data link ...