Weight Of The Trailer Tongue - Cadillac 1996 DeVille Owner's Manual

Three important considerations have to do with weight:
the trailer, the weight of the trailer tongue and the total
weight on your vehicle's tires.
Weight of the Trailer
How heavy can
a
trailer safely be?
If you have a DeVille without the optional h-ailer towing
package, the maximum trailer weight is 1,OOO lbs.
(450
kg).
If you have a DeVille Concours or a DeVille with the
optional trailer towing package, the maximum trailer
weight should never be more than 3,900 lbs. (1 773 kg)
total including the load. But even that can be too heavy.
The optional trailer towing package. provides the
necessary oil cooler for the DeVille to tow a trailer
heavier than 1, O OO lbs. (450 kg). The Concours is
equipped with this cooler as standard equipment.
The maximum trailer weight for your vehicle can be
determined from the Gross Combined Vehicle Weight
(GCVW). The GCVW = curb weight
+
passenger's
weight
+
cargo
+
trailer weight, should never weigh more
than 8,200 lbs.
(3
727 kg) total loaded vehicle and trailer.
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 o
advice, or you can write us at:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
30009 Van Dyke
P.O. Box 9025
Warren, MI 48090-9025
In Canada, write to:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Weight of the Trailer Tongue
The tongue load (A) of any trailer is an important
weight
to
measure because it affects the total capacity
weight of your vehicle. The capacity weight includes the
curb weight of the vehicle, any cargo you may carry in
and the people who will be riding in 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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