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Golf 1998 ►, Golf Variant 1999 ►

Vehicle	kW	Trailer load in kg					Drawbar load in kg	Annotations
		unbraked	braked
			Manual gearbox, gradient		Autom. gearbox, gradient
			12 %	8 %	12 %	8 %
Golf, type 1J EC (from 06.97) Petrol engines	55	550 580	1000	1200	-	-	75	580 kg: From 09.00 1200 kg with 10 % gradient
	74	570	1200	1400	1200	1400	75	With automatic gearbox 590 kg unbraked
	75	590	1200	1400	1200	1400	75	With automatic gearbox from 09.00: 600 kg unbraked
	77	580	1200	1400	-	-	75	From 09.00: 600 kg unbraked
	81	590	1200	1400	-	-	75	-
	85	600	1400	1500	1400	1500	75	-
	85 4MOTION	650	1400	1600	-	-	75	-
	92	600	1200	1400	1300	1500	75	-
	92 4MOTION	650	1400	1600	-	-	75	-
	110	600	1300	1500	1500	-	75	With 1.8l engine
	110	650	1500	-	1500	-	75	With 2.3l engine
	110 4MOTION	650	1600	-	-	-	75	With 2.3l engine
	125	650	1500	-	1500	-	75	-
	125 4MOTION	650	1600	-	-	-	75	-
	150 4MOTION	700	1500	1600	-	-	75	-
Diesel engines	50	500	850	1000	-	-	75	Engine code AGP to 10.97 1200 kg with 10 % gradient
	50	600	850	1000	-	-	75	1000 kg with 10 % gradient
	66	600	1300	1500	1300	1500	75	-
	66 4MOTION	650	1500	1600	-	-	75	-
	66 Syncro	650	1500	1600	-	-	75	-
	74	600	1300	1500	1300	1500	75	-
	74 4MOTION	650	1500	1600	-	-	75	-
	81	600	1400	1500	1400	1500	75	-
	85	600	1400	1500	-	-	75	-
	85 4MOTION	650	1600	-	-	-	75	-
	96	600	1400	1500	1400	1500	75	-
	96 4MOTION	700	1600	-	-	-	75	-
	110	600	1400	1500	-	-	75	-
	110 4MOTION	700	1600	-	-	-	75	-

EC type approval numbers:

Type 1J EC

t	e196/790071*00 to 09

t	e198/140071*10 to 30

t	e12001/1160071*31

For technical reasons, an increase in the permissible trailer load is not possible.

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