Can a Mercedes-Benz GLE W166 tow
a Fantasy Caravan Nano 10?
The Mercedes-Benz GLE W166 (250d / 350d) (2015) is rated to tow 3,500kg braked.
Its towball limit is 280kg.
Yes, this pairing is inside the published ratings
The Fantasy Caravan Nano 10's published ATM of 1,500kg sits 2,000kg under the Mercedes-Benz GLE's 3,500kg braked towing rating.
- Braked towing rating
- 3,500kg
- The GLE, manufacturer published
- Towball rating
- 280kg
- The GLE, manufacturer published
- ATM
- 1,500kg
- The Nano 10, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
- Ball weight
- 40kg
- The Nano 10, manufacturer published
This is a guide off the makers' published figures.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van. Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.
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This pairing works - now get the safety gear
A van with electric brakes needs a brake controller in the car. You also need towing mirrors if the van blocks the view in your car's own mirrors.
Towing mirrors
Needed when the van blocks the view in your car's own mirrors
See Milenco towing mirrors on Amazon.com.au →Brake controllers
Needed for any van with electric brakes. Have an auto electrician fit it.
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Before you tow
Towing weights are enforced against the plates on the two vehicles. The comparison above puts the Fantasy Caravan Nano 10's published weights next to the Mercedes-Benz GLE's published ratings, so you know which numbers to look for on those plates.
Always check your compliance plate
Online databases use factory-standard specs. They do not know about the bullbar on your car, a suspension upgrade, or how much you are carrying. Each one changes your real limits.
How to find it
Open your passenger or driver door. Look for a silver or black metal plate riveted to the pillar.
Why the numbers move once you load up
The figure most often left out of the sum is payload, which is everything you add after the vehicles leave the factory.
- Bullbar and winch: both add weight to the front of the car, and it comes out of your payload.
- Passengers: everyone in the car, including the driver, comes out of its payload.
- Ball weight: the weight the van puts on the towball comes out of your car's payload as well as its towing limit.
Work out what this van is allowed to carry, then check the figures before you pack it.
Learn to tow on a course
An instructor can teach you to hitch up, reverse and handle a loaded van before your first trip.
- Tow-EdNSW, ACT, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria
A nationally recognised one-day towing course, in your own car and van or a hired trailer.
- RACQMount Cotton, south of Brisbane
A caravan workshop on a closed course, with a weight check of your rig.
- RAASouth Australia, at a place you choose
Safe caravan and trailer use, taught in your own rig.
- RACPerth, WA
Tow Safe sessions on reversing and hitching, with the car and van supplied.
Mercedes-Benz GLE
W166 (250d / 350d) (2015)
Fantasy Caravan Nano 10
Starting from $35,990
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Published specifications are the starting point. The numbers that decide anything are the ones your own loaded rig puts on the scales.