Owner`s manual
Making Turns
When you’re turning with a trailer, make wider turns than normal. Do this
so
your trailer won’t strike soft shoulders, curbs, road signs, trees, or other
objects. Avoid jerky or sudden maneuvers. Signal well
in
advance.
Turn Signals When Towing
a
Trailer
When you tow
a
trailer, your vehicle has to have
a
different
turn
signal
flasher and extra wiring. The green arrows
on
your instrument panel will
flash whenever you signal a turn or lane change. Properly hooked up, the
trailer lights will also flash, telling other drivers you’re about to turn,
change lanes or stop.
When towing a trailer, the green arrows
on
your instrument panel will flash
for turns
even
if
the
bulbs on
the
trailer are burned out. Thus,
you
may think
drivers behind you are seeing your signal when
they
are not. It’s important
to check occasionally to be sure the trailer bulbs are still working.
Driving
On
Grades
Reduce speed and shift
to
a lower gear
before
you start down
a
long or
steep downgrade. If you don’t
shift
down,
you
might have to use your
brakes
so
much that
they
would get hot and
no
longer work well.
On a long uphill grade, shift down and reduce your speed
to
around 45 mph
(70
kdh) to reduce
the
possibility of engine and transmission overheating.
If you have an automatic transmission,
you
should
use
“D”
when towing
a
trailer. Operating your vehicle
in
“D”
when towing
a
trailer will minimize
heat buildup and extend the
life
of
your transmission. Or,
if
you have a
manual transmission with
fifth
gear, it’s better not to use fifth gear, just
drive in fourth gear (or, as
you
need
to,
a lower gear).
Parking on Hills
You
really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer attached,
on
a hill.
If
something goes wrong, your rig could start
to
move. People can be injured,
and both your vehicle and the trailer can be damaged.
But if you ever have
to
park your rig on
a
hill,
here’s how to do
it:
1.
Apply your regular brakes, but don’t
shift
into
“P”
(Park)
yet,
or into
gear for a manual transmission.
2.
Have someone place chocks under the trailer wheels.
3.
When the wheel chocks are
in
place, release the regular brakes
until
the
chocks absorb
the
load.
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