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DrivingandOperating
Traileringmaybelimitedbythe
vehicle's abilitytocarrytongue
weight.Tongueweightcannotcause
thevehicletoexceedtheGVWR
(GrossVehicleWeightRating)or
theRGAWR(RearGrossAxle
WeightRating). Theeffectof
IthasaGVWRof3266kg
(7,200lbs),aRGAWRof1814kg
(4,000lbs)andaGCWR(Gross
Combination WeightRating)of
6350kg(14,000lbs).Thetrailer
ratingshouldbe:
additional weightmayreducethe
trailering capacity morethanthe
totaloftheadditional weight.
Consider thefollowing example:
Avehiclemodelbaseweightis
Ifaweight-carrying hitchora
weight-distributing hitchisbeing
used,thetrailertongue(A)should
weigh10‐15percentofthetotal
loadedtrailerweight(B).
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495kg(5,500lbs);1270kg
lbs)atthefrontaxleand
225kg(2,700lbs)attherearaxle.
Expecttongueweighttobeatleast
10percentoftrailerweight(386kg
(850lbs))andbecausetheweightis
appliedwellbehindtherearaxle,
theeffectontherearaxleisgreater
thanjusttheweightitself,asmuch
as1.5timesasmuch.Theweight
attherearaxlecouldbe386kg
(2,800
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Afterloadingthetrailer,weigh
thetrailerandthenthetongue,
separately,toseeiftheweightsare
proper.Iftheyarenot,adjustments
mightbemadebymovingsome
itemsaroundinthetrailer.
(850
lbs)X1.5=578kg(1,275lbs).
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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