Mercedes E class can it legally tow?

[Dustydog]

Didn't Ford produce a number of Mondeos that were not type approved for towing i.e. Cosworths? Fitting a towbar and towing a caravan will also invalidate any warranty and may also have insurance implications.
Maybe if Susan really wants the AMG is to buy it and then buy an older car that is capable of towing the caravan.

And when we go all electric :silly: :silly: :blink: :blink: :lol:
Jokes aside it seems very strange that. b have brought out a new All Terrain E class estate with no weights quoted in the glossy blurb.
Has Herr Helmut made a mistake 😱hmy:

 

[ProfJohnL]

for answers to Icaru5's negative nose load point, please see

https://www.practicalcaravan.com/forum/towcars/57107-negative-nose-loads

 

[otherclive]

Didn't Ford produce a number of Mondeos that were not type approved for towing i.e. Cosworths? Fitting a towbar and towing a caravan will also invalidate any warranty and may also have insurance implications.
Maybe if Susan really wants the AMG is to buy it and then buy an older car that is capable of towing the caravan.

And when we go all electric :silly: :silly: :blink: :blink: :lol:
Jokes aside it seems very strange that. b have brought out a new All Terrain E class estate with no weights quoted in the glossy blurb.
Has Herr Helmut made a mistake 😱hmy:

Rather have a G Wagen!

 

[Lutz]

As I ordered my B8 Passat estate with the Sports suspension option, this thread has just resulted in me going outside and checking my VIN plate, just in case ...

All OK though 😛

Looking a little closer at the numbers raises a question though ...

Let’s say for example my fully laden car was only 20KG under the GVW, and then I hitched my van which resulted in a combined mass of well under the MAM, and at the time, the noseweight of the van was 80KG..

Does the caravan’s noseweight have to be included as part of the GVW, meaning that `I have exceeded the GVW by 60KG, or is the Towbars loading not considered as part of the GVW ?

Yes, the noseweight is included in the car's GVW.