Total Weight On Your Vehicle's Tires - Cadillac 1995 DeVille Owners Literature

A
If you're using
a
"dead-weight" hitch, the trailcr tongue (A) should weigh
1 0 %
of thc total loaded trailer weight (B). If you have a
"weight-dist~-ibut.ing'? hitch, the trailer tongue (A) should weigh 12$+ of
the total loaded trailer weight (B).
After Vou've loaded your trailer. weigh the trailer and then the tongue,
separately, t o see if the weights arc proper. If they aren't, you may be able
t o get them right
L ,
simply by moving s o n x items around i n the trailer.
Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
Be sure
vow
vehicle's tires are infiatcd to the 1-ccomrnendec1 pressure for
cold tir& Yt~~'l1 find these numbers on the Certification label at the rear
edge of the driver's door or sce "Loading Your Vehicle" i n the Index.
Then
be
sure you don't go over the GVW limit for your vehicle, including
the weight
of the
trailer tonguc.
The gross combined vehicle weight (GCVW)=curb weight
+
passcnger's
weight
+
cargo
+
trailer weight, should never weigh more than
6,300 pounds (2 772 kg) total loaded vehicle and trailer.
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