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If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer
Three important considerations have to do with weight:
4:
If
you
do, here are some important points: the weight
of the trailer,
There are many different laws, including speed limit
ds
the weight of the _trailer tongue
and the total weight on your vehicle's. tires.
restrictions, 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.
How heavy can a trailer safely be?
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 rig. For
(1 600
km)
your new vehicle is driven. Your engine,
example, speed, altitude, road grades, outside
axle or other parts could be damaged.
temperature and how much your vehicle is used to pul
tow a trailer, don't drive over
50 mph (80
km/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
.
Weight of the Trailer
trailer are all important. And, it can also depend on any
special equipment that you .have
on your vehicle.
Then, during the first 500 miles (800
km)
that you
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Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer.
Don't drive faster than the maximum posted speed
for trailers (or no more than
55
mph (90
km/h))
to
save wear on your vehicle's parts.
Customer Assistance Center
902 E. Hamilton Avenue, Flint, MI d8550
In Canada, write to:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Assistance Center
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
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