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 ...
See also:
Control Arm Replacement
1. Raise and support the vehicle {see page 1-13).
2. Remove the rear wheel.
3. Remove the control arm mounting self-locking nut (A)
and the washer (B) from the knuckle side.
NOTE; Use a new ...
Immobilizer-Keyless Control Unit Input
Test
NOTE: Before testing, troubleshoot the multiplex integrated control unit
first, using B-CAN System Diagnosis Test Mode
A (see page 22-134).
1. Remove the driver's dashboard lower cover (see page ...
Evaporator Temperature Sensor Test
NOTE: Before testing the sensor, check for HVAC DTCs
(see page 2 1 - 9).
1. Remove the evaporator temperature sensor (see
page 21-67).
2. Dip the sensor in ice water, and measure the
resistan ...