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If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer

If you do, here are some important points:

There are many different laws, including speed
limit restrictions, having to do with trailering.
Make sure your rig will be legal, not only where
you live but also where you will 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.

Do not 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.

Then, during the first 500 miles (800 km) that
you tow a trailer, do not drive over 50 mph
(80 km/h) and do not make starts at full
throttle. This helps your engine and other parts
of your vehicle wear in at the heavier loads.

Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a
trailer. Do not drive faster than the maximum
posted speed for trailers, or no more than
55 mph (90 km/h), to save wear on your
vehicle’s parts.

Three important considerations have to do
with weight:

The weight of the trailer.

The weight of the trailer tongue.

The total weight on your vehicle’s tires.

Weight of the Trailer

How heavy can a trailer safely be?

It should never weigh more than 1,000 lbs
(450 kg). But even that can be too heavy.

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. It can also depend
on any special equipment that you have on your
vehicle, and the amount of tongue weight the
vehicle can carry. See “Weight of the Trailer
Tongue” later in this section for more information.

Maximum trailer weight is calculated assuming
only the driver is in the tow vehicle and it has all
the required trailering equipment. The weight
of additional optional equipment, passengers and
cargo in the tow vehicle must be subtracted
form the maximum trailer weight.

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  • There are many different laws, including speed limit restrictions, having to do with trailering.
  • Consider using a sway control.
  • Do not tow a trailer at all during the first 1,000 miles (1 600 km) your new vehicle is driven.
  • Then, during the first 500 miles (800 km) that you tow a trailer, do not drive over 50 mph (80 km/h) and do not make starts at full throttle.
  • Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer.
  • The weight of the trailer.
  • The weight of the trailer tongue.
  • The total weight on your vehicle’s tires.

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  • Do not drive faster than the maximum posted speed for trailers, or no more than 55 mph (90 km/h), to save wear on your vehicle’s parts. Three important considerations have to do with weight: • The weight of the trailer. • The weight of the trailer tongue. • The total weight on your vehicle’s tires. Weight of the Trailer How heavy can a trailer safely be?

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