8-54
DrivingandOperating
MaintenanceWhenTrailer
Towing
EngineCoolingWhenTrailer
Towing
WeightoftheTrailer
Howheavycanatrailer safelybe?
Thevehicleneedsservicemore
oftenwhenpullingatrailer.Seethis
manual's Maintenance Schedule or
Indexformoreinformation. Things
thatareespecially important in
traileroperation areautomatic
transmission fluid,engineoil,axle
lubricant, belts,coolingsystemand
brakesystem.Inspectthesebefore
andduringthetrip.
Thecoolingsystemmaytemporarily
overheat duringsevereoperating
conditions. SeeEngineOverheating
on page 9‑20.
Itdependsonhowtherigisused.
Forexample, speed,altitude, road
grades,outsidetemperature and
howmuchthevehicleisusedtopull
atrailer areallimportant. Itcan
dependonanyspecialequipment
onthevehicle, andtheamountof
tongueweightthevehiclecancarry.
See“WeightoftheTrailerTongue”
laterinthissectionformore
TrailerTowing
Beforepullingatrailer,thereare
threeimportant considerations that
havetodowithweight:
.
.
.
Theweightofthetrailer
Checkperiodically toseethatall
hitchnutsandboltsaretight.
information.
Theweightofthetrailertongue
Maximumtrailerweightiscalculated
assumingonlythedriverisinthe
towvehicleandithasallthe
Thetotalweightonthevehicle's
tires
required trailering equipment. The
weightofadditional optional
equipment, passengers andcargoin
thetowvehiclemustbesubtracted
fromthemaximumtrailerweight.
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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