1994 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 153

Towinga Trailer trailer. NOTICE: Load-pulling components such as the engine, transaxle,wheel assemblies, and Pulling a trailer improperly can tires areforced to work harder against damage your vehicle and result in the drag of the added weight. The costly repairs notcovered by your engine is required to operate at warranty. Topull a trailer correctly, relatively higher speeds and under follow the advice in this section, greater loads, generating extra heat. and seeyour Oldsmobile dealer for What's more, the trailer adds important information about considerably to wind resistance, towing a trailer withyour vehicle. increasing the pulling requirements. L If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer Your vehicle can towa trailer. To If you do, here aresome important identify what the vehicle trailering points. capacity is for your vehicle, you should read the information inWeight of the There aremany different laws having Trailer that appears later in this section. to do with trailering. Make sure your But trailering is different than just rig willbe legal, not only where you driving your vehicle by itself. Trailering live but also where you'll be driving. A means changes in handling, durability, good source for this information can and fuel economy. Successful, safe be state or provincial police. trailering takes correct equipment, and Consider using a sway control if your it hasto be used properly. trailer will weigh2,000 pounds (900 That's the reason for this section. In it kg) or less. You should always use a are many time-tested, important sway control if your trailer will weigh trailering tips and safety rules. Many of more than 2,000 pounds (900 kg). these are important your safety and for You can aska hitch dealer about sway that of your passengers. So please read controls. this sectioncarefully before you pull a 151