Owner`s manual
Don’t tow a trailer at all during the first
500
miles
(800
km) your new
vehicle
is
driven. Your engine, axle or other parts could be damaged.
Then, during the first
500
miles
(800
km) that you tow a trailer, 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.
Three important considerations have
to
do with weight:
Weight
of
the Trailer
How
heavy
can a trailer
safely
be?
It
depends
on
how
you
plan
to use your rig. For example, speed, altitude,
road grades, outside temperature and how much your vehicle
is
used to pull
a trailer are all important. And,
it
can also depend on any special equipment
that
you
have on your vehicle.
You can ask your dealer for our trailering information or advice, or
you
can
write
us at the address listed
in
your Warranty and Owner Assistance
Information Booklet.
In Canada, write to General Motors
of
Canada Limited, Customer
Assistance Center,
1908
Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario
LlH
8P7.
Weight
of
the Trailer Tongue
The
tongue load
(A)
of any trailer is
an
important weight
to
measure
because it affects the total or gross weight of your vehicle. The gross vehicle
weight (GVW) includes
the
curb weight
of
the vehicle, any cargo you may
carry in it, and the people who will be riding
in
the vehicle. And if you will
tow
a
trailer,
you
must add
the
tongue load to
the
GVW 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.
B
A
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