1996 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 214
1996 Cadillac DeVille Manual
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Three important considerations have to do with weight: You can ask your dealer for our trailering information o the trailer, the weight the trailer tongue and the total advice, or you can writeus at: of weight on your vehicle's tires. Cadillac Customer Assistance Center Cadillac Motor Car Division Weight of the Trailer 30009 Van Dyke How heavy cana trailer safely be? P.O. Box 9025 If you have a DeVille without the optional h-ailer towing Warren, MI 48090-9025 package, the maximum trailer weightis 1,OOO lbs. (450 kg). In Canada, writeto: If you have a DeVille Concours or a DeVille with the General Motorsof Canada Limited optional trailer towing package, the maximum trailer Customer Communication Centre weight should never be more than3,900 lbs. (1 773 kg) 1908 Colonel Sam Drive total including the load. But even that can be too heavy. Oshawa, OntarioL1H 8P7 The optional trailer towing package. provides the tow necessary oil cooler for the DeVille to a trailer Weight of the Trailer Tongue heavier than 1,OOO lbs. (450 kg). The Concours is The tongue load(A) of any trailer is an important equipped with this cooler as standard equipment. weight to measure because it affects the total capacity be The maximum trailer weight your vehicle can for weight of your vehicle. The capacity weight includes the determined from the Gross Combined Vehicle Weight curb weight of the vehicle, any cargo you may carry in (GCVW). The GCVW = curb weight+ passenger's and the people who will be riding in the vehicle. if And weight + cargo + trailer weight, should never weigh more you will tow a trailer, must subtract the tongue load you than 8,200 lbs. (3 727 kg) total loaded vehicle and trailer. from your vehicle's capacity weight because your vehicle will be carrying that weight, too. See "Loading It dependson how you plan to use your rig. For Your Vehicle" in the Index for more information about example, speed, altitude, road grades, outside temperature and how much your vehicle used to pull a your vehicle's maximum load capacity. is trailer are all important. And, it can also depend on any special equipment that you have on your vehicle, 4-33