Buick LaCrosse: Driving with a Trailer
Towing a trailer requires experience.
Get familiar with handling and braking with the added trailer weight. The vehicle is now longer and not as responsive as the vehicle is by itself.
Check all trailer hitch parts and attachments, safety chains, electrical connectors, lamps, tires, and mirror adjustments. If the trailer has electric brakes, start the vehicle and trailer moving and then apply the trailer brake controller by hand to be sure the brakes are working.
During the trip, check regularly to be sure that the load is secure, and the lamps and trailer brakes are working properly.
Pulling a Trailer
Here are some important points:
• There are many laws, including
speed limit restrictions that apply
to trailering. Check for legal
requirements.
• Do not tow a trailer at all during
the ...
Towing with a Stability Control
System
When towing, the sound of the
stability control system might be
heard. The system is reacting to the
vehicle movement caused by the
trailer, which mainly occurs during
cornering. This is nor ...
See also:
Trunk Release
To open the trunk, press
on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter or press the touchpad under the vehicle emblem.
See Trunk for additional information. ...
Seat Belt System Components
Your seat belt system includes lap/
shoulder belts in all seating positions.
The front seat belts are also
equipped with automatic seat belt
tensioners.
The seat belt system
includes an in ...
Four-Speed Automatic Transmission — If Equipped
The shift lever position display (located in the instrument
panel cluster) indicates the transmission gear range. You
must press the brake pedal to move the shift lever out of
the PARK position ...
