Chevrolet 2005 Colorado Spezifikationen PDF herunterladen (Seite 257)

• Don’t tow a trailer at all during the ﬁrst

500 miles (800 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, don’t drive over 50 mph (80 km/h)

and don’t make starts at full throttle. This helps

your engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in

at the heavier loads.

• You may want to shift the transmission to THIRD (3)

or, if necessary, a lower gear selection if the

transmission shifts too often (e.g., under heavy

loads and/or hilly conditions). If you have a manual

transmission and you are towing a trailer, it’s

better not to use the highest gear.

Three important considerations have to do with weight:

• the weight of the trailer,

• the weight of the trailer tongue

• and the weight on your vehicle’s tires.

Weight of the Trailer

How heavy can a trailer safely be?

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.

The following chart shows how much your trailer can

weigh, based upon your vehicle model and options.

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 from the maximum trailer weight.

The weight of the trailer tongue also affects trailering

capacity. See “Weight of the Trailer Tongue” next.

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