Quote Originally Posted by Sydneykid View Post
I had it set at 145 kgs on the hitch with 50 kgs of preload on the load equalisers,
Just for the record:
1) are you suggesting the "load equalisers" are reducing the towball weight below below the 100kg limit or do you acknowledge you exceed the allowable limit?
2) the Owners Manual clearly states that "weight-distributing or load-balancing towing brackets" are NOT to be fitted.

In the event of an insurance claim or warranty claim your insurance company / VW will certainly care.

Having said that I do believe that the 100kg towball limit is unnecessarily restrictive but typical of European cars. I have seen a number of cases where the exactly same vehicle in AU magically has its towball weight increased. In fact VW does it for the Touareg. In the UK the towball limit is 140kg but in AU it is 280kg.