1997 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 210
1997 Chevrolet Corvette Manual
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'A CA"T1ON: __ --_I , Do not load your vehicle heavier than the any GVWR, or either the maximum front or rear GAWR. If you do, parts on your vehicle can break, or it can change the way your vehicle handles. These could cause you to lose control. Also, overloading can shorten the life of your vehicle. NOTICE: Your warranty does not cover parts or components that fail becauseof overloading. Things you put inside your vehicle can strike and injurepeople ina sudden stop or turn, or in a crash. 0 Put things in the rear area of your vehicle. Try to spread the weight evenly. 0 Never stack heavier things, like suitcases, 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. 0 When you carry something inside the vehicle, secure it whenever you can. Towing A Trailer Your Corvette is neither designed nor intended totow a trailer. 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 orturn quickly, or if there is a crash, they'll keep going. 4-31