Pontiac 1996 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 183

If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer
If you do, here are some important points:
Three
important considerations have to do with weight:
the weight of the trailer,
There are many different laws, including speed limit
'
restrictions, having to do with trailering. Make sure
your
rig
will be legal, not only where you live but
Weight of the Trailer
also where you'll be driving. A good source for this
inforrnation can be state or provincial police. How heavy can a trailer safely be?
the weight of the trailer tongue
and the total weight on your vehicle's tires.
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Consider using a sway control. You can ask a hitch It should never weigh more than 1,000 lbs. (450 kg). But
dealer about sway Controls'. even that can be
too heavy.
Don't tow a trailer at all during the first 1,000 miles
It depends on how
YOU
plan to use Your fig. For
(1 600 k m ) your new vehicle is driven. Your engine,
exmPle, speed, altitude, road grades, outside
axle or other parts could be damaged.
temperature and how much your vehicle is used to pull
a
tow a trailer, don't drive over 50 mph (80 h / h ) and
don't make starts at full throttle. This helps your You can ask your dealer for our trailering information or
engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the advice, Or-You Can write
US
at:
heavier loads.
Don't drive faster than the maximum posted speed Pontiac, Michigan 48340-2952
trailer are all important. And, it can
also depend on any
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Then, during
the
first 500 miles (800 k m ) that you
special equipment that you have on your vehicle.
Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer. One Pontiac Plaza
for trailers (or no more than 55 mph (90
lun/hj)
to
save wear on your vehicle's parts.
In Canada, write to:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Assistance Center
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
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