If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer
Three important considerations have to do with weight:
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The weight of the trailer
If you do, here are some important points:
The weight of the trailer tongue
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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
• The total weight on your vehicle’s tires
Weight of the Trailer
but also where you will be driving. A good source
for this information can be state or provincial police.
How heavy can a trailer safely be?
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Consider using a sway control. You can ask a hitch
dealer about sway controls.
It should never weigh more than 1,000 lbs (450 kg). But
even that can be too heavy.
Do not tow a trailer at all during the first 1,000 miles
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.
(1
600 km) your new vehicle is driven. Your engine,
axle or other parts could be damaged.
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Then, during the first 500 miles (800 km) that you
tow a trailer, do not drive over 50 mph (80 km/h)
and do not make starts at full throttle. This
helps your engine and other parts of your vehicle
wear in at the heavier loads.
You can ask your dealer for our trailering information
or advice, or you can write us at:
Chevrolet Motor Division
Customer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 33170
Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer.
Do not drive faster than the maximum posted
speed for trailers, or no more than 55 mph
Detroit, MI 48232-5170
(90
km/h), to save wear on your vehicle’s parts.
In Canada write to:
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Do not tow when the outside air temperature is
above 100°F (38°C).
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre, 163-005
Do not tow more than 1,000 miles (1 600 km)
per year.
1908
Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 8P7
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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