Cadillac CTS 2018 Owner's Manual page 242

Vehicle
2.0L Engine, AWD Sedan
2.0L Engine, RWD Sedan
*The Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) is the total allowable weight of the completely loaded vehicle and trailer
including any passengers, cargo, equipment, and conversions. The GCWR for the vehicle should not be exceeded.
**If a weight-carrying hitch or a weight-distributing hitch is being used, the trailer tongue should weigh no less than 4%
of the total loaded trailer weight, and no more than 46 kg (100 lb).
Ask your dealer for trailering
information or advice.
Weight of the Trailer Tongue
The tongue load (1) of any trailer is an
important weight to measure because
it affects the total gross weight of the
vehicle. The Gross Vehicle Weight
(GVW) includes the curb weight of the
vehicle, any cargo carried in it and the
people who will be riding in the
vehicle. If there are a lot of options,
equipment, passengers, or cargo in the
vehicle, it will reduce the tongue
weight the vehicle can carry, which
will also reduce the trailer weight the
vehicle can tow. If towing a trailer, the
nose weight must be added to the
Maximum Trailer
Weight
1 136 kg (2,500 lb)
1 136 kg (2,500 lb)
GVW because the vehicle will be
carrying that weight, too. See Vehicle
Load Limits 0 184.
DRIVING AND OPERATING
Maximum Tongue
GCWR*
3 396 kg* (7,486 lb)*
3 296 kg* (7,266 lb)*
The trailer tongue (1) should weigh no
less than 4% and no more than 10%
of the total loaded trailer weight (2).
Do not exceed the maximum tongue
loads for the hitch.
After loading the trailer, weigh the
trailer and then the tongue,
separately, to see if the weights are
proper. If they are not, adjustments
might be made by moving some items
around in the trailer.
If an aftermarket coupling device is
added to the vehicle, the combined
mass of the vehicle, passengers, cargo
in the vehicle, mass of the coupling
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Weight**
46 kg** (100 lb)**
46 kg** (100 lb)**