.
.
Donottowatrailer atallduringthefirst500miles
km)thenewvehicleisdriven.Theengine,
axleorotherpartscouldbedamaged.
Traileringisdifferent thanjustdrivingthevehicleby
itself. Traileringmeanschangesinhandling,
acceleration, braking, durability andfueleconomy.
Successful, safetrailering takescorrectequipment, and
ithastobeusedproperly.
(800
Then,duringthefirst500miles(800km)thata
traileristowed,donotdriveover50mph(80km/h)
anddonotmakestartsatfullthrottle. Thishelps
theengineandotherpartsofthevehiclewearinat
theheavierloads.
Thefollowing information hasmanytime-tested,
important trailering tipsandsafetyrules.Manyof
theseareimportant foryoursafetyandthatofyour
passengers. Sopleasereadthissectioncarefully before
pullingatrailer.
.
.
VehiclescantowinD(Drive). Shiftthe
transmission toalowergearifthetransmission
shiftstoooftenunderheavyloadsand/orhilly
conditions.
PullingATrailer
Herearesomeimportant points:
IfthevehiclehastheSideBlindZoneAlert(SBZA)
systemanditdoesn't seemtobeworkingproperly
whilepullingatrailer,turnthesystemoff.SeeSide
BlindZoneAlert(SBZA) on page 3‑48 formore
information.
.
Therearemanydifferent laws,including speed
limitrestrictions, havingtodowithtrailering.
Makesuretherigwillbelegal,notonlywhere
youlivebutalsowhereyouwillbedriving.
Agoodsourceforthisinformation canbe
stateorprovincial police.
Important considerations thathavetodowithweight:
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.
.
.
Theweightofthetrailer
.
Consider usingaswaycontrol. See“Hitches”later
inthissection.
Theweightofthetrailertongue
Theweightonthevehicle's tires
Andtheweightofthetrailering combination
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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