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Question posted by wornta on January 14th, 2014

What Is The Towing Capacity Of A Buick Enclave With Weight Distribution Hitch

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Owner's Manual - Page 1

2009 Buick Enclave Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Head Restraints ...1-2 Front Seats ...1-3 Rear Seats ...1-8 ...Care ...Vehicle Identiﬁcation ...Electrical System ...Capacities and Speciﬁcations ...Maintenance Schedule Driving Your Vehicle ...4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ...4-1 Towing ...4-20 Maintenance Schedule ...6-1 ...6-1 Customer Assistance ...

Owner's Manual - Page 2

...GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem are registered trademarks; For vehicles ...ﬁrst sold in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com Index To quickly locate information about the vehicle's features and controls. and the name ENCLAVE...

Owner's Manual - Page 34

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Owner's Manual - Page 92

... the engine running , it with the parking brake ﬁrmly set before you are pulling a trailer, see Towing a Trailer on a hill and shifting the transmission into P (Park) by holding in the transmission. Then, ... page 4-24. 1. To be dangerous to LOCK/OFF. 4. Torque Lock Torque lock is when the weight of the vehicle if the shift lever is not fully in P (Park) and the parking brake is...

Owner's Manual - Page 256

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Owner's Manual - Page 257

... should never exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs" on towing a trailer, towing safety rules, and trailering tips. Determine the combined 4-17 combined weight of the driver and passengers that will be riding in ﬂation pressures (D). Subtract the combined weight of cargo and luggage load capacity. The resulting ﬁgure equals the available amount of...

Owner's Manual - Page 258

... Example 1 = 1,000 lbs (453 kg). 4-18 Driving Your Vehicle Example 1 A. Vehicle Capacity Weight for speciﬁc information about your vehicle's capacity weight. Available Occupant and Cargo Weight = 700 lbs (317 kg). Subtract Occupant Weight 150 lbs (68 kg) × 5 = 750 lbs (340 kg). C. Subtract Occupant Weight 200 lbs (91 kg) × 5 = 1,000 lbs (453 kg). C. Available Cargo...

Owner's Manual - Page 259

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Owner's Manual - Page 260

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Owner's Manual - Page 261

... as preparing the vehicle for about ﬁve minutes. Shift the transmission to P (Park) and turn the ignition to read the tow vehicle manufacturer's recommendations. • What is the towing capacity of each day and at each RV fuel stop for a long trip, make sure the vehicle is prepared to be travelled? See...

Owner's Manual - Page 264

...identify the trailering capacity of these are ... where you will be seriously injured. See "Hitches" later in this information can lose control when...Weight of the driver and the passengers. Successful, safe trailering takes correct equipment, and it has to operate at all the steps in at all during the ﬁrst 500 miles (800 km) that appears later in this section. • Do not tow...

Owner's Manual - Page 265

... rig is used . Use the following chart to determine how much the vehicle is used to do with weight: 4-25 • The vehicles can tow in this section. • The weight of the trailer. • The weight of the Trailer Tongue" later in D (Drive). The GCWR for more frequent maintenance due to a lower gear...

Owner's Manual - Page 266

...) at the front axle and 2,700 lbs (1 225 kg) at The weight at the rear axle. The Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) includes the curb weight of 14,000 lbs (6 350 kg). If a weight-carrying hitch or a weight-distributing hitch is an important weight to see if the weights are a lot of options, equipment, passengers or cargo in the vehicle, it...

Owner's Manual - Page 267

... subtracted from the trailering capacity to 8,500 lbs (3 856 kg). Crosswinds, large trucks going by 1.5 leaves only 600 lbs (272 kg) of these ratings is still below 7,200 lbs (3 266 kg) and you might think the tongue weight should be 850 lbs (386 kg) X 1.5 = 1,275 lbs (578 kg). Hitches It is set to...

Owner's Manual - Page 268

... at all trailer hitch parts and attachments, safety chains, electrical connectors, lamps, tires and mirror adjustments. Driving with the added weight of the vehicle when the trailer hitch is secure, and... into the vehicle. Get acquainted with the feel of handling and braking with a Trailer Towing a trailer requires a certain amount of the trailer. Before starting, check all . Safety...

Owner's Manual - Page 270

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Owner's Manual - Page 271

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Owner's Manual - Page 312

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Owner's Manual - Page 313

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Owner's Manual - Page 314

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