1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 181

Weight of the Trailer Tongue The tongue load (A) of any trailer is an important weight to measure because it affects the total, gross weight of your vehicle. The gross vehicle weight (GVW) includes the curb weight of the 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 add the tongue loadto the GVW because your vehicle willbe carrying that weight, too. See the Index under Loading Your khicle for more information about your vehicle's maximum load capacity. If your vehicleis not equipped to tow a trailer weighing more than 2,000 pounds (900 kg) with the 3.1L V6 or 3800 V6 engine, the trailer tongue (A) Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires should weigh 10%of the total loaded Be sure your vehicle's tiresare inflated trailer weight (B). to the limit for cold tires. You will find If your vehicle is equipped to towup these numbers on the Certification/ Tire label at the rear edge of the to 3,000 pounds (1 360 kg) with the 3800 V6 engine towing package, and driver's door (or see the Index under if you're using a "dead-weight" hitch, Tire Loading). Then be sure you don't the trailer tongue (A) should weigh go over the GVW limit for your 10% of the total loadedtrailer weight vehicle. (B). Or, if you have a "weightdistributing" hitch, the trailer tongue (A) should weigh 1 % of the total 2 loaded trailer weight (B). After you've loaded your trailer, weigh the trailer and then the tongue, separately, to see if the weights are proper. If they aren't, you maybe able to get them right simply by moving some items around in the trailer. I