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 to
“D
or
3”
(Drive)
and reduce your speed to around
45
mph
(70
km/h)
to
reduce the possibility of engine and transaxle
overheating.
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