1994 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 145

If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer If you do, here are some important points. There are many differentlaws, including speed limitrestrictions, having to do with trailering. Malte sure your rig will legal, not only be where you live but also where you'll be driving.A good source for this information can be state or provincial police. Consider using a sway control. You can ask a hitch dealer about sway controls. Don't tow a trailer at all during the first 1,000 miles (1600 lun) your new vehicle is driven. Yourengine, axle or other parts could be damaged. Then, during the first 500 miles (800 lun) that you tow a trailer, don't drive over 50 mph (80 lun/h) and don't malte starts at full throttle. This helps your engine and other parts your of vehicle wearin at theheavier loads. Obey speed limitrestrictions when towing a trailer. Don't drive faster than themaximum posted speed for trailers (or no more than 55 mph or 90 lun/h)to save wear on your vehicle's parts. Three important considerations have to do with weight: Weight of the Trailer How heavycan a trailer safely be? It should never weighmore than 1,000 pounds (450 kg). But even that can be too heavy. It depends on how you planto use your rig. For example,speed, altitude, road grades, outside temperature and how much your vehicle used to pull a is trailer are all important. And, it can also depend on any special equipment that you have on your vehicle. You can ask your dealer for our trailering information or advice,or you can write us at Oldsmobile Customer Assistance Network 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 143