1996 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 182

If You DQDecide To Pull A Trailer If you do, here are some important points: There are many different laws, including speed limit restrictions, having to dowith trailering. Make sure your rig will be legal, not only whereyou live but also where you'll bedriving. A good source for this information can bestate 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 (1 600 km) your new vehicle is driven. Your engine, axle or other parts could be damaged. 0 Three important considerations have to do with weight: the weight of the trailer, the weight of the trailer tongue and the total weight on your vehicle's tires. 'eight How heavy can a trailer safely be? It should never weighmore than 1,000 lbs. (450 kg). But even that can be too heavy. Then, during the first 500 miles (800 k ) you m that tow a trailer, don't drive over 50 mph (80 km/h) and You can ask your retailerfor our trailering information don't make starts at full throttle. This helps your engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the or advice, or you can write us at: heavier loads. Oldsmobile Customer AssistanceCenter P.O. Box 30095 Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer. Lansing, MI 48909 Don't drive faster than the maximum posted speed for trailers (or no more than 55 mph (90 km/h)) to In Canada, write to: save wear on your vehicle's parts. General Motors of Canada Limited Customer Assistance Center 1908 Colonel Sam Drive Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7 It depends on how you plan touse your rig. For example, speed, altitude, road grades, outside temperature and how much your vehicle is used to pull a trailer are all important. And,it can also depend on any special equipment that you have on your Yehicle.