1993 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 176

Your Diving and the Road If You Do Decidef Pull a Tmiler o (CONX) You can ask your dealer for our trailering information or advice, or you can write usat: Oldsmobile Customer Assistance Center P.O. Box 30095 Lansing, MI 48909 In Canada, write to: General Motors of Canada Limited Customer Assistance Center 1908 Colonel Sam Drive Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 8P7 Weight of the Trailer Tongue The tongue load(A) of any trailer is an important weightto measure because it affects the total capacity weight of your vehicle. The capacity weight includes the curb weight the of vehicle, any cargo you may carry in it, and the people who will be riding in the vehicle. And if you will tow a trailer, you must subtract the tongue load from your vehicle's capacity weight because your vehicle will be carrying that weight,too. See the Index under Loading Your Whicle for more information about your vehicle's maximum load capacity. The trailer tongue should weigh10% (A) of the total loaded trailer weight (B). After you've loaded your trailer, weigh the trailer and then the tongue, separately, to see if the weightsare proper. If they aren't, you may beable I to get them right simply moving by some items aroundin the trailer. Total Weight on Your Vehicle'sTires Be sure your vehicle's tires are inflated to the limit for cold tires. will fmd You these numbers on the Certification label at the rear edge the driver's of door (or see theIndex under Ere Loading). Then be sure you don't go over the GVW limit for your vehicle. I 174