1998 Oldsmobile Aurora Owner's Manual - Page 209

1998 Oldsmobile Aurora Manual

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A CAUTION: Things you put inside your vehicle can strike a and injure people in sudden stop or turn, or in a crash. 0 Put things in the trunk your vehicle. In a of trunk, put them as forward as you can. far Try to spread the weight evenly. 0 Never stack heavier things, like suitcases, so inside the vehicle that some of them are above the tops the seats. of 0 Don't leave an unsecured child restraint in your vehicle. When you carry something inside the vehicle, secure it whenever can. you Towing a Trailer A CAUTION: ' If you don't use the correct equipment and drive properly, you can lose control when you pull a trailer. For example, the traileris too heavy, if the brakes may not work well or even at all. You and your passengers could be seriously injured. You may also damage your vehicle; the resulting repairs would not covered by your be warranty. Pull a trailer only if you have followed Ask all the steps in this section. your retailer for advice and information about towing a trailer with your vehicle. -- Electronic Level Control This featurekeeps the rear of your vehicle levelas the load changes. It is automatic -- you don't need to adjust anything. Your vehicle can tow a trailer if it is equipped with the 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, safetrailering takes correct equipment, and it has to be used properly. 4-31

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A
CAUTION:
Things you put
inside
your
vehicle
can
strike
and
injure
people
in
a
sudden
stop
or
turn,
or
in
a
crash.
0
Put
things
in
the
trunk
of your vehicle. In
a
trunk,
put
them
as
far
forward
as
you can.
Try
to
spread
the
weight
evenly.
inside
the
vehicle
so
that
some of them
are
above
the
tops
of the
seats.
0
Don’t leave an
unsecured
child
restraint
in
your vehicle.
When you carry
something
inside
the
vehicle,
secure
it
whenever
you can.
0
Never
stack
heavier
things,
like
suitcases,
Electronic Level Control
This
featurekeeps the
rear of your vehicle
level as
the load changes. It
is
automatic
--
you don’t need to
adjust anything.
Towing a
Trailer
A ’
CAUTION:
If you don’t use the
correct
equipment
and
drive
properly, you can lose control
when you pull
a
trailer.
For
example,
if the
trailer
is too heavy,
the
brakes
may
not
work
well
--
or even
at
all.
You and
your
passengers
could
be
seriously
injured. You may
also
damage
your
vehicle; the
resulting
repairs
would
not
be covered by your
warranty.
Pull
a
trailer
only if you have followed
all
the
steps
in
this
section.
Ask
your
retailer
for
advice
and
information
about
towing
a
trailer
with
your vehicle.
Your vehicle can tow a trailer
if
it
is
equipped with the
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,
safetrailering takes correct
equipment, and
it
has to
be
used properly.
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