Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has to have extra
wiring.
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 may 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.
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).
Parking
on
PIS
You really should not park your vdcle, 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.
2.
3.
4.
Apply your regular brakes, but don’t shift into
PARK (P) yet, or into gear for a manual
transmission.
Have someone place chocks under the trailer
wheels.
When the wheel chocks are in place, release the
regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load.
Reapply the regular brakes. Then apply your
parking brake, and then shift to PARK
(P),
or
REVERSE
(R)
for a manual transmission.
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