Land Rover Range Rover Towbars

Land Rover Range Rover Towing Specifics

The Land Rover Range Rover was launched back in 1970 by the British manufacturer as an SUV, featuring strong towing abilities. Currently, there are five generations of the Land Rover Range Rover, these are; 1970-1994, 1994-2002, 2002-2009, 2009-2012 and 2012 onwards respectively. We will cover the towing specifics of all generations below.

Land Rover Range Rover Towbar Electrics Kits

It is recommended that all Land Rover Range Rover vehicles from 2002 onwards have their tow bars fitted with a dedicated electrics kit, rather than a universal electrics kit. A dedicated electrics kit not only ensures all modern features such as; trailer stability and parking sensors are functional but also helps to keep your vehicle's warranty unaffected.

We offer both universal and dedicated electrics kits for the Land Rover Range Rover towbars, but be aware that universal electrics kits can invalidate any manufacturer warranty your vehicle has and may also require a bypass relay.

Check your Land Rover warranty for more information.

Bypass Relays

All Land Rover Range Rover 2002 onwards vehicle models will require a bypass relay if universal electrics are fitted.

A bypass relay works by powering what it is you are towing through transferring power straight from the battery instead of taking too much current away from your vehicle.

Whereas a dedicated system works in harmony with your vehicle's ECU and all of its functions.

Coding

This is the coding of the ECU to accept the dedicated system, this updates your vehicles software to run smoothly with the new towbar. Land Rover Range Rover vehicles may require coding.

Coding is used to update your vehicles software in order for it to run coherently with the new tow bar through the dedicated electrics.

Bumper Cuts

Depending on the towbar, Land Rover Range Rover 2012 onwards vehicles may require a bumper cut. A bumper cut is when a fraction of the vehicle's rear bumper is cut in order to fit the tow bar. You have a choice of visible and no bumper cuts for the tow bars offered with the Land Rover Range Rover range.

Nose Weight

Nose weight is the amount of weight pushing down on the tow ball, it is important not to exceed the nose weight set on the tow bar, failure to do so could damage the car chassis and/or tow bar mounting points.

1994-2002, 2002-2009 and 2009-2012 vehicles have a nose weight of 150kg.

2012 onwards vehicles have a nose weight of 200 kg.

Nose weight varies depending on the towbar you choose and are displayed under each towbar below.

Towing Weight

Towing weight is the weight that the Land Rover Range Rover towbars can tow safely, without any risk of damaging the vehicle. Towing weights are bar specific and displayed below each towbar.

All towbars for each generation have a towing weight capacity of up to 3500kg.

You will need to check the towing limit for your Range Rover vehicle model as it may not be able to tow up to the weight limit that the tow bar can tow.