8-54
DrivingandOperating
Towing
vehicle—suchasamotorhome,
seeRecreational VehicleTowingon
page9‑108.
Thevehiclecantowatrailerifitis
equipped withthepropertrailer
towingequipment. Toidentify the
trailering capacity ofthevehicle, see
TrailerTowing(ExceptCTS-V) on
page 8‑58 orTrailerTowing
(CTS-V) on page 8‑59 .Trailering
changeshandling, acceleration,
braking, durability andfuel
economy.Withtheaddedweight,
theengine,transmission, wheel
assemblies andtiresareforcedto
workharderandundergreater
loads.Thetraileralsoaddswind
resistance, increasing thepulling
requirements. Forsafetrailering,
correctly usethepropertrailering
equipment.
GeneralTowing
Information
DrivingCharacteristics
andTowingTips
Onlyusetowingequipment thathas
beendesigned forthevehicle.
Contactyourdealer/retailer or
trailering retailer forassistance with
preparing thevehiclefortowinga
trailer.
{WARNING
Thedrivercanlosecontrolwhen
pullingatrailerifthecorrect
equipment isnotusedorthe
vehicleisnotdrivenproperly.
Forexample, ifthetrailer istoo
heavy,thebrakesmaynotwork
well—orevenatall.Thedriver
andpassengers couldbe
Seethefollowing trailertowing
information inthissection:
.
Forinformation ondrivingwhile
towingatrailer,see“Driving
Characteristics and
TowingTips”.
seriously injured. Thevehiclemay
alsobedamaged; theresulting
repairswouldnotbecoveredby
thevehiclewarranty.Pullatrailer
onlyifallthestepsinthissection
havebeenfollowed. Askyour
dealer/retailer foradviceand
information abouttowingatrailer
withthevehicle.
Thefollowing information has
important trailering tipsandrules
foryoursafetyandthatofyour
passengers. Readthissection
carefully beforepullingatrailer.
.
.
Formaximumvehicleandtrailer
weights, see“TrailerTowing”.
Forinformation onequipment to
towatrailer,see“Towing
Equipment”.
Forinformation ontowingadisabled
vehicle, seeTowingtheVehicleon
page9‑108.Forinformation on
towingthevehiclebehindanother
| Categories | Cadillac CTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac CTS 3.0, Cadillac CTS 3.6, Cadillac CTS 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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