User manual PONTIAC GRANDAM 1995

[. . . ] 0 11 GRAND AM v The 1995 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This section tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings and symbols. Seats and Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] or if there is a crash, they'll keep 1 4-29 Towing a Trailer NOTICE: Pulling a trailer improperly can damage your vehicle and result in costly repairs not covered by your warranty. To pull a trailer correctly, follow the advice in this part, and see your Pontiac dealer for important information about towing a trailer with your vehicle. 4-30 Do not tow a trailer if your vehicle is equipped witha 2. 3L Quad 4 Engine (CodeD). Your car can tow trailer if it isequipped witha 3. 1L a V6 Engine (CodeM) and proper trailer towing equipment. To identify what the vehicle trailering capacity is for your vehicle, you should read the information in "Weight the Trailer'' that appears of later in this section. But trailering different thanjust is driving your vehicleby itself. Trailering meanschanges in handling, durability, and economy. Successful, fuel safe trailering takes correct equipment, and it has to be used properly. In it are many for time-tested, important traileringtips and safetyrules. Many of these are important your safety andthat of for your passengers. So please readthis section carefully before you pull trailer. a Load-pulling components suchas the engine, transaxle, wheel assemblies, and tires forced to work harder are against the drag the added weight. The engine is of required to operateat relatively higher speeds and under greater loads, generating extra What's more, the heat. trailer adds considerably to wind resistance, increasing the pulling requirements. 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 youlive but also where you'll bedriving. 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. e Don't tow a trailer at all during the first 1000 miles (1 600 k ) m your newvehicle is driven. Your engine, axle or other parts could be damaged. e Then, during the first 500 miles (800 km) that you tow a trailer, don't drive over 50 mph (80 k k and m) don't make starts at full throttle. This helps your engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the heavier loads. e Obey speedlimit restrictions when towing a trailer. Don't drive faster than the maximum posted speed 55 for trailers (or no more than mph (90 km/h)) to save wear on your vehicle's parts. 4-31 Three important considerations have to do with weight: Weight of the Trailer Tongue The tongue load (A) of any trailer is an important weight to measure becauseit 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 willbe carrying that weight, too. [. . . ] 2-20, 21 Second (2) Position, Manual Transaxle . 6-1 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Pontiac . 2-23, 60 Shift Speeds, Manual Transaxle . 2-23 2-26 Shifting Into Park (P) Position . [. . . ]