1995 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 159

lnree important considerations have to do with weight: if you will tow a trailer, you must subtract the tongue load from your vehicle's capacity weight because your Weight of the Trailer vehicle will be carrying that weight, too. "Loading See Your Vehicle" in the Indexfor more information about How heavy can a trailer safely be? your vehicle's maximum load capacity. It should never weigh more than 1,000 pounds (450 kg). But even that can be heavy. too It depends on how you planto use your rig.For example, speed, altitude, road grades, outside temperature and how much your vehicleused to pull a is trailer are all important. And,it can also depend on any special equipment that you have on your vehicle. You can ask your dealer our trailering information or for advice, or you can write us at Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center,P.O. Box 7047, Troy, MI 48007-7047. In Canada, write to General Motors of Canada Limited, Customer Assistance Center, 1908 Colonel Drive, Sam Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7. A B Weight of the Trailer Tongue The tongue load(A) of any trailer is an important weight to measure becauseit affects the total capacity weight of your vehicle.The capacity weight includes the curb weight of the vehicle, any cargo you may carry in it, andthe people who will be riding in vehicle. And the If you're using a "dead-weight" hitch, the trailer tongue (A) should weigh 10%of the total loaded trailer weight(B). If you have a "weight-distributing" hitch, the trailer tongue (A) should weigh of the 12% total loaded trailer weight (B). 4-31