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Your Chevrolet can tow a trailer if it is If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer equipped with proper trailer towing If you do, here are some important.points. equipment. To identify what the vehicle trailering capacity is for your vehicle, you 0 There are many different laws, including speed limit restrictions, should read the information in "Weight of having to do with trailering. Make the Trailer" that appears later in this sure your rig will be legal, not only section. But trailering is different than just where you live but also where you'll driving your vehicle by itself. Trailering be driving. A good source for this means changes in handling, durability, information can be state or provincial and fuel economy. Successful, safe police. trailering takes correct equipment, and it Consider using a sway control. has to be used properly. That's the reason for this section. In it are You can ask a hitch dealer about sway controls. many time-tested, important trailering tips and safety rules. Many of these are Don't tow a trailer at allduring the important for your safety and that of your first 1,000 miles (1600 km) your new passengers. So please read this section vehicle is driven. Your engine, axle or carefully before you pull a trailer. other parts could be damaged. Then, during the fist 500 miles Load-pulling components such as the (800 km) that you tow a trailer, don't engine, transaxle, wheel assemblies, and / ) drive over 50 mph (80 h hand don't tires are forced to work harderagainst the make starts at full throttle. This helps drag of the added weight.The engine is your engine and other parts your of required to operate at relatively higher vehicle wear in at the heavier loads. speeds and under greaterloads, generating extra heat. What'smore, the Obey speed limit restrictions when trailer adds considerably to wind towing a trailer. Don't drive faster than resistance, increasing the pulling the maximum posted speed for trailers requirements. 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). But even that can be too heavy. It depends on how you plan use your to 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: Chevrolet Customer Assistance Department P.O. Box 7047 Troy, MI 48007-7047 In Canada, write to: General Motors of Canada Limited, Customer Assistance Center 1908 Colonel Sam Drive Oshawa, Ontario LlH 8P7. 125...

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Your Chevrolet can
tow a trailer if it
is
equipped
with proper trailer towing
equipment. To identify
what
the vehicle
trailering capacity is for your vehicle, you
should
read the information
in
“Weight
of
the Trailer” that appears later in this
section. But trailering is different than just
driving
your vehicle by itself. Trailering
means changes in handling, durability,
and fuel economy. Successful, safe
trailering takes correct equipment, and it
has to be
used
properly.
That’s the
reason for this section.
In it
are
many time-tested,
important trailering
tips and safety rules. Many
of these are
important for your safety and
that of
your
passengers.
So
please read
this section
carefully before you
pull a trailer.
Load-pulling components such as the
engine, transaxle, wheel assemblies, and
tires are forced
to
work
harder against the
drag of the
added
weight. The engine is
required to operate at relatively higher
speeds
and
under
greater
loads,
generating extra
heat.
What’smore, the
trailer adds considerably to wind
resistance, increasing the pulling
requirements.
If
You
Do Decide To Pull
A
Trailer
If
you do, here are some important. points.
0
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 or
provincial
police.
Consider using a sway control.
You can ask a hitch dealer about
sway
controls.
Don’t tow a trailer at
all during the
first
1,000
miles
(1
600
km)
your
new
vehicle is driven. Your engine, axle or
other parts could
be
damaged.
Then,
during
the fist
500
miles
(800
km)
that
you
tow a trailer,
don’t
drive
over
50
mph
(80
h/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.
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). 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:
Chevrolet
Customer
Assistance
Department
P.O.
Box
7047
Troy,
MI 48007-7047
In Canada, write to:
General Motors of Canada
Limited,
Customer
Assistance
Center
1908
Colonel
Sam
Drive
Oshawa, Ontario LlH 8P7.
125...