Owners Manual
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.
You can tow in DRIVE (D). 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).
You may also want
to
activate the tow/haul mode
if
the
transmission shifts
too
often. See “Tow/Haul Mode”
earlier.
When towing at high altitude on steep uphill grades,
consider the following: Engine coolant will boil at a lower
temperature than at normal altitudes. If you turn your
engine
off immediately after towing at high altitude
on steep uphill grades, your vehicle may show signs
similar
to
engine overheating. To avoid this, let the
engine run while parked (preferably on level ground)
with the automatic transmission in PARK (P) for a
few minutes before turning the engine
off. If you do get
the overheat warning, see Engine Overheating on
page
5-28.
Parking on Hills
ou reall] hould
..
Dt park your v-..icle,
v
1
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
PARK
(P)
yet.
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.
4.
Reapply the regular brakes. Then apply your
parking brake and shift into PARK (P).
5.
Release the regular brakes.
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