1996 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 190
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Manual
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A CAUTION: Do not load your vehicle any heavier than the GVWR, or either the maximum front or rear can GAWR. If you do, parts on your vehicle break, or it can change the your vehicle handles. way These could cause youto lose control. Also, of overloading can shorten the life your vehicle. - A CAUTION: NOTICE: Your warranty does not cover parts or components that fail becauseof overloading. If you put things inside your vehicle like suitcases? -tools, packages or anything else -- they will go as fastas the vehicle goes.If you have to stop or turn quickly, or if there is a crash, they'll keep going. Things you put inside your vehicle can strike in and injurepeople in a sudden stop or turn, or a crash. Put things in therear area of your vehicle. Try to spread the weight evenly. Never stack heavier things, like suitcases, 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. Towing A Trailer Your Corvette is neither designed nor intended to tow a trailer. 4-29