.
.
Donottowatrailer whentheoutsidetemperature
isabove100°F(38°C).
PullingATrailer
Herearesomeimportant points:
IfthevehiclehastheSideBlindZoneAlert(SBZA)
systemanditdoesn't seemtobeworkingproperly
whilepullingatrailer,turnthesystemoff.SeeSide
BlindZoneAlert(SBZA) on page 3‑43 formore
information.
.
Therearemanydifferent laws,including speed
limitrestrictions, havingtodowithtrailering. Make
suretherigwillbelegal,notonlywhereyoulive
butalsowhereyouwillbedriving. Agoodsource
forthisinformation canbestateorprovincial
police.
Threeimportant considerations havetodowithweight:
.
.
.
Theweightofthetrailer
.
.
Donottowatrailer atallduringthefirst
Theweightofthetrailertongue
Thetotalweightonthevehicle's tires
1,000
miles(1600km)thenewvehicleisdriven.
Theengine,transmission orotherpartscouldbe
damaged. Therepairswouldnotbecoveredbythe
vehicle's warranty.
WeightoftheTrailer
Then,duringthefirst500miles(800km)thata
traileristowed,donotdriveover50mph(80km/h)
anddonotmakestartsatfullthrottle. Thishelps
theengineandotherpartsofthevehiclewearinat
theheavierloads.
Howheavycanatrailer safelybe?
Itshouldneverweighmorethan1,000lbs(454kg).
Buteventhatcanbetooheavy.
Itdependsonhowtherigisused.Forexample,
speed,altitude, roadgrades,outsidetemperature and
howmuchthevehicleisusedtopullatrailerareall
important. Itcandependonanyspecialequipment
onthevehicle, andtheamountoftongueweightthe
vehiclecancarry.See“WeightoftheTrailerTongue”
laterinthissectionformoreinformation.
.
.
VehiclescantowinD(Drive). Shiftthe
transmission toalowergearifthetransmission
shiftstoooftenunderheavyloadsand/orhilly
conditions.
Obeyspeedlimitrestrictions whentowingatrailer.
Donotdrivefasterthanthemaximumposted
speedfortrailers, ornomorethan55mph
(90
km/h),tosavewearonthevehicle's parts.
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| Tags | Cadillac DTS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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