Pontiac 1993 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 163

Your Driving and the Road
If
b u Do Decide to Pull a nailer
(COrvT)
You can ask your dealer for our
trailering information or advice, or
you can write us at:
Pontiac Customer Services
One Pontiac Plaza
Pontiac, Michigan 48340-2952
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Assistance Center
1908 Colonel
Sam
Drive
Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 8P7
Department
In Canada, write to:
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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 it,
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 the
Index under Loading Your Vehicle for
more information about your vehicle's
maximum load capacity.
The trailer tongue
(A) should weigh 10 %
of the total loaded trailer weight
(B).
After you've loaded your trailer, weigh
the trailer and then the tongue,
separately, to see if the weights are
proper. If they aren't, you may be able
to get them right simply by moving
some items around in the trailer.
Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
Be sure your vehicle's tires are inflated
to the limit for cold tires. You will find
these numbers on the Certification
label at the rear edge of the driver's
door (or see the Index under Ere
Loading). Then be sure you don't go
over the GVW limit for your vehicle.