lbrn Signals When Towing
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When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has to have extra
wiring (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
km/h)
to reduce the
possibility of engine and transmission overheating.
If
you
are
towing
a
trailer and you have a manual
transmission with
FIFTH
(5)
gear, you may prefer not to
use FIFTH
(5).
Just drive in FOURTH
(4)
(or, as you
need to, a lower gear).
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