8-50
DrivingandOperating
Towing
vehicle—suchasamotorhome,
seeRecreational VehicleTowingon
page9‑105.
Thevehiclecantowatrailerwhen
equipped withthepropertrailer
towingequipment. Fortrailering
capacity,seeTrailerTowingon
page 8‑54.Traileringchanges
handling, acceleration, braking,
durability andfueleconomy.With
theaddedweight,theengine,
transmission, wheelassemblies and
tiresareforcedtoworkharderand
undergreaterloads.Thetraileralso
addswindresistance, increasing the
pullingrequirements. Forsafe
trailering, correctly usetheproper
trailering 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
seriously injured. Thevehiclemay
alsobedamaged; theresulting
repairswouldnotbecoveredby
thevehiclewarranty.Pullatrailer
onlyifallthestepsinthissection
havebeenfollowed. Askyour
dealer/retailer foradviceand
information abouttowingatrailer
withthevehicle.
Seethefollowing trailertowing
information inthissection:
.
Forinformation ondrivingwhile
towingatrailer,see“Driving
Characteristics and
Thefollowing information has
important trailering tipsandrules
foryoursafetyandthatofyour
passengers. Readthissection
carefully beforepullingatrailer.
TowingTips”.
.
.
Formaximumvehicleandtrailer
weights, see“TrailerTowing”.
PullingATrailer
Forinformation onequipment to
towatrailer,see“Towing
Equipment”.
Herearesomeimportant points:
.
Therearemanylaws,including
speedlimitrestrictions thatapply
totrailering. Checkforlegal
requirements withstateor
provincial police.
Forinformation ontowingadisabled
vehicle, seeTowingtheVehicleon
page9‑105.Forinformation on
towingthevehiclebehindanother
Product Specification
Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac SRX Manuals |
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Tags | Cadillac SRX 2.8, Cadillac SRX 3.0 |
Model Year | 2010 |
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