1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Owner's Manual - Page 216

1. Weight of the 'hailer How heavy can trailer safely be? It should never weighmore than a 2,000 pounds (907 kg) including load. Unless you have one of the the optional Trailer Towing Packages. how you plan use your rig. For example, to Trailer weightalso depends on speed, altitude, road grades, outside temperature and how much your l vary vehicle is used pull a trailer are alimportant. It can also depending to on any special equipment that you have on your vehicle. You can ask yourdealer for trailering information or advice, or at Cadillac, you can call 1-800-43FLEET In Canada, write to General Motors of Canada Limited, Customer Assistance Center, 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7. 2. Weight of the 'hailerTongue The gross vehicle weight includes weight of the vehicle, any the cargo you may carry in it, the people who will be riding in the and vehicle. If you are towing a trailer, you must subtractthe tongue load from the vehicle's capacity, because your vehicle be carrying that will weight, too. See "Loading Your Vehicle" in Index for more the information about your maximum vehicle's load capacity. If you're usinga "dead-weight"hitch, the trailer tongue (A) should weigh 10% of the totalloaded trailer weight (B). If you have a "weight-distributing" hitch, the trailer tongue (A) should weigh 12% of the total loaded trailer weight (B). A B 203