1997 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 205

1997 Pontiac Bonneville Manual

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Towing a Trailer Things you put inside your vehicle can strike and or injure people in a sudden stop or turn, in a crash. 0 Put things in the trunk your vehicle. In a of trunk, put them far forward as you can. as Try to spread the weight evenly. Never stack heavier things, like suitcases, so inside the vehicle that some of them are above the tops of the seats. Don't leave an unsecured child restraint in your vehicle. When you carry something inside the vehicle, secure it wheneveryou can. Don't leave a seat folded down unless you need to. I A CAUTION: -9 - I If you don't use the correct equipment and drive properly, you can lose control whenyou pull a heavy, the trailer. For example, if the trailer is too brakes may not workwell or even at all. You and your passengers couldbe seriously injured. Pull a trailer only if you have followed all the Ask steps in this section. your Pontiac dealer for advice and information about towinga trailer with your vehicle. NOTICE: ~~ ~~ ~~ Electronic LeveI Control (Option) This featurekeeps the rear of your vehicle level as the load changes.It is automatic -- you do not need to adjust anything. Pulling a trailer improperly can damage your vehicle and result in costly repairs not covered by your warranty. To pull a trailer correctly, follow the advice in this part, and your Bontiac see dealer for important information about towing a trailer with your vehicle. 4-32

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Towing
a
Trailer
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.
Don’t leave an
unsecured
child
restraint in
your vehicle.
When you carry something
inside
the
vehicle, secure
it
whenever you can.
Don’t leave
a
seat folded
down
unless
you
need to.
Never stack
heavier
things,
like
suitcases,
Electronic
LeveI
Control
(Option)
This
featurekeeps the rear
of
your
vehicle
level
as
the
load
changes.
It
is automatic
--
you
do
not
need
to
adjust
anything.
I
A
CAUTION:
-
I
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
-9
or even at all.
You
and your
passengers
could
be
seriously
injured.
Pull
a
trailer only if you have
followed
all
the
steps
in
this
section.
Ask
your
Pontiac
dealer
for
advice
and
information
about
towing
a
trailer
with
your vehicle.
NOTICE:
~
~
~
Pulling
a
trailer
improperly
can
damage
your
vehicle and
result in costly repairs
not covered
by
your
warranty.
To
pull
a
trailer
correctly,
follow
the
advice
in
this
part,
and
see your Bontiac
dealer
for
important
information
about
towing
a
trailer with your vehicle.
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