User Guide
Making Turns
I
NOTICE:
Making very sharp turns while trailering could
cause the trailer to come in contact with the
vehicle. Your vehicle could be damaged. Avoid
making very sharp turns while trailering.
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.
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Signals When Towing a Trailer
When
you
tow
a
trailer, your vehicle has to have extra
wiring and a heavy-duty turn signal flasher (included in
the optional trailering package).
The arrows on your instrument panel will flash
whenever you signal a turn or lane change. Properly
hooked up, the trailer lamps will also flash, telling other
drivers you’re about
to
turn, change lanes or stop.
When towing a trailer, the 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
kmh)
to reduce the
possibility
of
engine and transmission overheating.
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”
in the Index.
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