Owner's Manual

You can ask a hitch dealer about sway controls.
Don’t tow a trailer at all during the first 1,000 miles ( 1 600 krn) your new
vehicle
is driven. Your engine, axle or other parts could be damaged.
0 Then, during the first 500 miles (800 km) that you tow a trailcr, don’t
drive over 50 mph (80 km/h) and don’t make starts at full throttle. This
helps
your engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the
heavier loads.
Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer. Don’t drive faster
than the maximum posted speed
for trailers (or no more than 55 mph
(90 kndh)) to save wear on your vehicle’s parts.
Three important considerations
have to do with weight:
Weight of the Trailer
How heavy can a trailer safely bc?
It should never weigh more than 1.000 pounds (450 kg) total, including
the load. But even that can be too hcavy.
c
It depends 011 how you plan to use your rig. For example, speed, altitude,
road grades, outsidc tcmperature and how mrrch your vehicle is used to
pull a trailer are all important. And, it can also depend on any spccial
equipment that you have on your vehicle.
In Canada, write to General Motors of Canada Limited, Cilstomer
Assistance Center,
1908 Colonel Sam Drive. Ochawa, Ontario LlH SP7.
Weight of the frailer Tongue
The tongue load (A) of any trailer is an important weight to measure
because it affects the total capacity weight of your vehiclc. The capacity
weight
includes the curb weight of the vehicle, any cargo you may carry in
it, and the people who will be riding it1 the vehicle. And if you will tow a
trailer: you must subtract the tongue load from your vehicle‘s capacity
weight because your vehicle
will be carrying that weight, too. See
“Loading Your Vehicle”
in the Index for more information about your
vehicle’s maximum load capacity.
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