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Your Driving and the Road
If
Mu
Do Decide
to
Pull a Trailer
If you do, here are some important
points.
There are many different laws having
to do with trailering. Make sure your
rig will be legal, not only where you
live but also where you'll be driving.
A good source for this information can
be state or provincial police.
trailer will weigh 2,000 pounds (900
kg)
or less. You should always use a sway
control if your trailer will weigh more
than 2,000 pounds (900 kg). You can ask
a hitch dealer about sway controls.
Consider using a sway control if your
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Don't tow a trailer at all during the
first
500
miles (804
km)
your new
vehicle is driven. Your engine, axle or
other parts could be damaged.
Then, during the first 500 miles
(804
km)
that you tow a trailer, don't
drive over 50 mph (80 km/h) and
don't make starts at full throttle. This
helps your engine and other parts of
your vehicle wear in at the heavier
loads.
Three important considerations have
to do with weight:
Weight of the Trailer
How heavy can a trailer safely be?
It should never weigh more than 1,400
pounds (630 kg) with up to six
occupants or more than
2,000
pounds
(900 kg) with up to two occupants
unless you have the optional trailer-
towing package. With the trailer-
towing package (available only with
the 3800 V6 engine), your vehicle can
tow up to 2,400 pounds (1 090 kg)
with up to six occupants or up to
3,000 pounds (1 360 kg) with up to
two occupants.
But even that can be too heavy. 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 or advice, or you can
write us at:
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