1995 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 167

If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer If you do, here aresome important points. 0 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 1,000pounds (450 kg), There are many different laws, including speed limit restrictions, having to do with trailering. Make sure your rig will be legal, not only where you live but also where you'll be driving. A good source for this information can be state 01- provincial police. Consider using a sway control. unless you have the 2,000-pound (900 kg) trailer towing option package. 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 O L I trailering information or advice, oryou can write 11sat Buick Motor Division, Customer Assistance Center, 902 E. Hamilton Avenue, Flint, MI 48550. You can ask a hitch dealer about sway controls. 0 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. Then, duringthe first 500 miles (800 km) that you tow a trailer, don't drive over 50 mph (80 kmrdh) and don't make starts at full throttle. Thishelps your engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the heavier loads. 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. 0 0 In Canada, write to General Motors of Canada Limited, Customer Assistance Center, 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario L 1H 8P7. 4-LY