Making Turns Driving On Grades
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, n~ke wider turns than
nolmal.
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
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.
Reduce speed and shift
to
a
lower gear
h~fi>re
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 have an automatic transmission, you can tow
in
AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(a).
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).
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
(Pj
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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