1998 Chevrolet Prizm Owner's Manual - Page 184

Weight of the Trailer How heavy can a trailer safely be? Weight of the TrailerTongue The tongue load(A) of any trailer is an important or weight to measure because it affects the total gross It should never weigh more than 1,500 lbs. (680 kg). weight of your vehicle.The Gross Vehicle Weight But even that can be too heavy. (GVW) includes the curb weight the vehicle, any of It depends on how you plan use your rig.For to cargo you maycarry in it, and the people who will be example, speed, altitude, road grades, outside riding in the vehicle. And if you tow a trailer, you must temperature and how much your vehicle used to is add the tongue load the GVW because your vehicle to pull a trailer are all important. And,can also depend it will be carrying that weight, too. "Loading Your See on any special equipment that you have on your vehicle. Vehicle" in the Index more infomation about your for vehicle's maximum load capacity. You can ask your dealer our traileringinfomation or for us advice, or you can write at: Customer Assistance Department Chevrolet Motor Division P.O. Box 7047 Troy, MI 48007-7047 b.Canada, write to: General Motors of Canada Limited Customer Communication Centre 1908 Colonel Sam Drive Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7 A 4-32