2001 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual - Files
2001 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual - Files 2001 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual - Files
If You Do Decide To Pull A TrailerIf you do, here are some important points: There are many different laws, including speed limitrestrictions, having to do with trailering. Make sureyour rig will be legal, not only where you live butalso where you’ll be driving. A good source for thisinformation can be state or provincial police. Consider using a sway control. You can ask a hitchdealer about sway controls. Don’t tow a trailer at all during the first 1,000 miles(1 600 km) your new vehicle is driven. Your engine,axle or other parts could be damaged. Then, during the first 500 miles (800 km) that youtow a trailer, don’t drive over 50 mph (80 km/h) anddon’t make starts at full throttle. This helps yourengine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at theheavier loads. Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer.Don’t drive faster than the maximum posted speedfor trailers, or no more than 55 mph (90 km/h), tosave wear on your vehicle’s parts.Three important considerations have to do with weight: the weight of the trailer, the weight of the trailer tongue and the total weight on your vehicle’s tires.Weight of the TrailerHow heavy can a trailer safely be?It should never weigh more than 1,000 lbs. (454 kg).But even that can be too heavy.It depends on how you plan to use your rig.For example, speed, altitude, road grades, outsidetemperature and how much your vehicle is used topull a trailer are all important. And, it can also dependon any special equipment that you have on your vehicle.You can ask your dealer for our trailering information oradvice, or you can write us at:Cadillac Customer Assistance CenterCadillac Motor Car DivisionP.O. Box 33169Detroit, MI 48232-5169In Canada, write to:General Motors of Canada LimitedCustomer Communication Centre, 163-0051908 Colonel Sam DriveOshawa, Ontario L1H 8P74-33
Weight of the Trailer TongueThe tongue load (A) of any trailer is an importantweight to measure because it affects the total or grossweight of your vehicle. The Gross Vehicle Weight(GVW) includes the curb weight of the vehicle, anycargo you may carry in it, and the people who will beriding in the vehicle. And if you tow a trailer, you mustadd the tongue load to the GVW because your vehiclewill be carrying that weight, too. See “Loading YourVehicle” in the Index for more information about yourvehicle’s maximum load capacity.If you’re using a weight-carrying hitch, the trailertongue (A) should weigh 10 percent of the total loadedtrailer weight (B). If you have a weight-distributinghitch, the trailer tongue (A) should weigh 12 percent ofthe total loaded trailer weight (B).After you’ve loaded your trailer, weigh the trailer andthen the tongue, separately, to see if the weights areproper. If they aren’t, you may be able to get them rightsimply by moving some items around in the trailer.Total Weight on Your Vehicle’s TiresBe sure your vehicle’s tires are inflated to the upper limitfor cold tires. You’ll find these numbers on theTire-Loading Information label at the rear edge of thedriver’s door or see “Loading Your Vehicle” in the Index.Then be sure you don’t go over the GVW limit for yourvehicle, including the weight of the trailer tongue.4-34
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If You Do Decide To Pull A TrailerIf you do, here are some important points: There are many different laws, including speed limitrestrictions, having to do with trailering. Make sureyour rig will be legal, not only where you live butalso where you’ll be driving. A good source for thisinformation can be state or provincial police. Consider using a sway control. You can ask a hitchdealer about sway controls. Don’t tow a trailer at all during the first 1,000 miles(1 600 km) your new vehicle is driven. Your engine,axle or other parts could be damaged. Then, during the first 500 miles (800 km) that youtow a trailer, don’t drive over 50 mph (80 km/h) anddon’t make starts at full throttle. This helps yourengine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at theheavier loads. Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer.Don’t drive faster than the maximum posted speedfor trailers, or no more than 55 mph (90 km/h), tosave wear on your vehicle’s parts.Three important considerations have to do with weight: the weight of the trailer, the weight of the trailer tongue and the total weight on your vehicle’s tires.Weight of the TrailerHow heavy can a trailer safely be?It should never weigh more than 1,000 lbs. (454 kg).But even that can be too heavy.It depends on how you plan to use your rig.For example, speed, altitude, road grades, outsidetemperature and how much your vehicle is used topull a trailer are all important. And, it can also dependon any special equipment that you have on your vehicle.You can ask your dealer for our trailering information oradvice, or you can write us at:<strong>Cadillac</strong> Customer Assistance Center<strong>Cadillac</strong> Motor Car DivisionP.O. Box 33169Detroit, MI 48232-5169In Canada, write to:General Motors of Canada LimitedCustomer Communication Centre, 163-0051908 Colonel Sam DriveOshawa, Ontario L1H 8P74-33
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