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Three important considerations have to do with weight:
the trailer, the weight of the trailer tongue and the total
weight on your vehicle’s tires.
Weight
of
the Trailer
How heavy can
a
trailer safely be?
If
you have a DeVille without the optional
h-ailer
towing
package,
the
maximum trailer weight
is
1,OOO
lbs.
(450
kg).
If
you have a DeVille Concours or a DeVille with the
optional trailer towing package, the maximum trailer
weight should never be more than
3,900
lbs. (1
773
kg)
total including the load. But even that can be too heavy.
The optional trailer towing package. provides the
necessary oil cooler for the DeVille to
tow
a trailer
heavier than 1,OOO lbs.
(450
kg). The Concours is
equipped with this cooler as standard equipment.
The maximum trailer weight for your vehicle can
be
determined from the Gross Combined Vehicle Weight
(GCVW). The GCVW
=
curb weight
+
passenger’s
weight
+
cargo
+
trailer weight, should never weigh more
than
8,200
lbs.
(3
727
kg)
total loaded vehicle and trailer.
It depends
on
how
you
plan to
use
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 vehicle,
You can ask your dealer for our trailering information or
advice, or you can write
us
at:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
30009
Van Dyke
P.O.
Box 9025
Warren,
MI
48090-9025
In
Canada, write
to:
General Motors
of
Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario
L1H
8P7
Weight
of
the
Trailer
Tongue
The tongue load
(A)
of
any trailer
is
an
important
weight
to
measure because it affects the total capacity
weight
of
your vehicle. The capacity weight 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
subtract the tongue load
from your vehicle’s capacity weight because your
vehicle will be carrying that weight, too. See “Loading
Your Vehicle”
in
the
Index for more information about
your vehicle’s maximum load capacity.
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