Can a Mercedes-Benz GLS tow
a JAWA Off Road Campers Lowdown 17?
X167 GLS 63 AMG (2020), checked against the manufacturer's published figures.
Yes
The JAWA Off Road Campers Lowdown 17's published ATM of 2,990kg sits 510kg under the Mercedes-Benz GLS's 3,500kg braked towing rating.
- Braked towing ratingThe Mercedes-Benz GLS, manufacturer published
- 3,500kg
- Towball ratingThe Mercedes-Benz GLS, manufacturer published
- 280kg
- ATMThe JAWA Off Road Campers Lowdown 17, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
- 2,990kg
- Ball weightThe JAWA Off Road Campers Lowdown 17, manufacturer published
- 220kg
Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings.
Yes, this pairing is inside the published ratings
The GLS is rated to tow 3,500kg. The Lowdown 17 weighs 2,990kg at its published ATM, which leaves 510kg under the rating.
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Important checks
- We could not run the GCM check for this pairing - that is the combined weight of the loaded car and caravan together. The Mercedes-Benz GLS's compliance plate or owner's manual carries its GCM figure.
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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Three published figures decide it for the Mercedes-Benz GLS and the JAWA Off Road Campers Lowdown 17: the caravan's weight fully loaded, the weight it puts on the towball, and the combined limit the car holds for the two together.
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Mercedes-Benz GLS
X167 GLS 63 AMG (2020)
JAWA Off Road Campers Lowdown 17
Starting from $70,990
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. This plate overrides everything you read online.
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.
Always weigh your rig fully loaded.
This pairing works - now get the safety gear
At this weight, Australian law requires towing mirrors and a brake controller. Check you have both before the first trip.
Towing mirrors
Legally required when the van is wider than your car
See towing mirrors on Amazon.com.au →Brake controllers
Mandatory for trailers over 750kg GTM (Gross Trailer Mass)
See brake controllers on Amazon.com.au →Weight distribution hitch
Keeps the rig level and steering weight on the front axle
See weight distribution hitches on Amazon.com.au →Not sure which brake controller suits your car, or whether it already has one built in? Read the brake controller guide
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What towing this pair needs
A brake controller in the car. Coupled up, the JAWA Off Road Campers Lowdown 17 puts about 2,770kg on its wheels, and Australian law needs a controller above 2,000kg GTM (Gross Trailer Mass).
How to choose one →
Figures come from the makers' published specs for this exact pairing.
This is a guide off the makers' published figures.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van. Where we do not hold a published ball weight, we estimate it at 10% of ATM.Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.
Published specifications are the starting point. The numbers that decide anything are the ones your own loaded rig puts on the scales.