1997 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 222

Three important considerations have to do with weight: the weight of the trailer, the weight of the trailer tongue and the total weight on your vehicle's tires. In Canada, write to: General Motors ofCanada Limited Customer Communication Centre 1908 Colonel Sam Drive Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7 Weight of the Trailer How heavy can a trailer safely be? It should never weighmore than 1,000 pounds (450 kg). But even that can be tooheavy. It depends on how you plan use your rig. For example, to 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 thatyou have on your vehicle. You can ask your dealer for our trailering information or advice, or you can write us at: Buick Motor Division Customer Relations Center 902 E. Hamilton Avenue Flint, MI 48550 Weight of the Trailer Tongue The tongue load (A) of any traileris an important weight to measure because it affects the total capacity weight of your vehicle.The capacity weight includesthe curb weight of the vehicle, any cargoyou may carry in it, and the people who will be riding the vehicle. And in if you will towa trailer, you must subtract the tongue load from your vehicle's capacity weight because your vehicle will be carrying that weight, too. See "Loading Your Vehicle" in the Index for more information about your vehicle's maximum load capacity. 4-34