Traileringisdifferent thanjustdrivingthevehicleby
itself. Traileringmeanschangesinhandling,
acceleration, braking, durability andfueleconomy.
Successful, safetrailering takescorrectequipment, and
ithastobeusedproperly.
PullingATrailer
Herearesomeimportant points:
.
Donottowatrailer atallduringthefirst500miles
(800km)thenewvehicleisdriven.Theengine,
axleorotherpartscouldbedamaged.
Thefollowing information hasmanytime-tested,
important trailering tipsandsafetyrules.Manyof
theseareimportant foryoursafetyandthatofyour
passengers. Sopleasereadthissectioncarefully before
pullingatrailer.
.
Then,duringthefirst500miles(800km)thata
traileristowed,donotdriveover50mph(80km/h)
anddonotmakestartsatfullthrottle. Thishelps
theengineandotherpartsofthevehiclewearinat
theheavierloads.
Load-pulling components suchastheengine,
transmission, rearaxle,wheelassemblies andtiresare
forcedtoworkharderagainstthedragoftheadded
weight.Theengineisrequired tooperateatrelatively
higherspeedsandundergreaterloads,generating
extraheat.Thetraileralsoaddsconsiderably towind
resistance, increasing thepullingrequirements.
.
.
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VehiclescantowinD(Drive). Shiftthe
transmission toalowergearifthetransmission
shiftstoooftenunderheavyloadsand/orhilly
conditions.
Obeyspeedlimitrestrictions whentowingatrailer.
Donotdrivefasterthanthemaximumposted
speedfortrailers, ornomorethan55mph
(90
km/h),tosavewearonthevehicle's parts.
IfthevehiclehastheSideBlindZoneAlert(SBZA)
systemanditdoesn't seemtobeworkingproperly
whilepullingatrailer,turnthesystemoff.SeeSide
BlindZoneAlert(SBZA) on page 3‑44 formore
information.
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| Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac STS Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac STS 3.6, Cadillac STS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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