Your Driving, The Road, And Your Vehicle; Towing - GMC Hybrid 2006 Owner's Manual

Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle
Regenerative Braking
Your vehicle has a regenerative braking system.
This system works whenever you take your foot off
the accelerator pedal while your vehicle is moving in
DRIVE (D). This causes your vehicle to slow down
slightly faster. It may feel like the brake pedal is being
pressed, even when it is not.
Regenerative braking takes some of the energy from
the moving vehicle and turns it back into electrical
energy. This energy is then stored back into the
vehicle's 42-volt battery system, contributing to
increased fuel efficiency.

Towing

Towing a Trailer
For more information, see "Towing a Trailer" in your
owner manual Index.
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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.
Use the charts following to determine how much your
vehicle can weigh, based upon your vehicle model and
options.
Maximum trailer weight is calculated assuming the
driver and one passenger are in the tow vehicle and it
has all the required trailering equipment. The weight
of additional optional equipment, passengers and cargo
in the tow vehicle must be subtracted from the
maximum trailer weight.
Above the 5,000 lbs (2 268 kg) trailer rating, the handling/
trailering suspension is required on C-1500 models and
the handling/trailering or off-road suspension is required
on K-1500 models.