You can ask a hitch dealer about sway controls.
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Don’t tow a trailer at all during the first 1000 miles
(1
600
km) your
new vehicle
is
driven. Your engine, axle or other parts could be
damaged.
drive over
50
mph
(80
km/h) and don’t make starts at
full
throttle. This
helps your engine and other parts
of
your vehicle wear in at the
heavier loads.
Then, during the first
SO0
miles
(800
km) that you tow a trailer, don’t
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Obey speed limit restrictions when towing
a
trailer. Don’t drive faster
than the maximum posted speed for trailers (or no more
than
55
mph
(90
km/h))
to
save wear on your vehicle’s parts.
Three important considerations have to
do
with weight:
Weight
of
the Trailer
How heavy can a trailer safely be?
It should never weigh more than 1,000 pounds
(450
kg) total, including
the load. But even that can be too heavy.
It
depends on how
you
plan to use your rig. For example, speed, altitude,
road grades, outside temperature and how much your vehicle is used
to
pull a trailer are all important. And,
it
can also depend
on
any
special
equipment that you have on your vehicle.
You can ask your dealer for our trailering information or advice, or you
can write
us
at: Cadillac Consumer Relations Center, Cadillac Motor Car
Division, 30009 Van Dyke,
PO.
Box
9025, Warren, MI 48090-9025.
In Canada, write
to:
General Motors
of
Canada Limited. Customer
Assistance Center,
1908
Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario
LlH
8P7.
4-34
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