Driving your vehicle
1605
Trailer Towing
Transmission, you should drive in D
(Drive) when towing a trailer.
Operating your vehicle in D (Drive) when
towing a trailer will minimise heat build
up and extend the life of your transmis
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sion.
僅 When towing a trailer on steep grades
(in excess of 6%) pay close attention
to the engine coolant temperature
gauge to ensure the engine does not
overheat. If the needle of the coolant
temperature gauge moves across the
dial towards "H (HOT) (or 130/C / 260/
F)", pull over and stop as soon as it is
safe to do so, and allow the engine to
idle until it cools down. You may pro
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ceed once the engine has cooled suf
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ficiently.
僅 You must decide the driving speed
depending on trailer weight and uphill
grade to reduce the possibility of
engine and transmission overheating.
Parking on hills
Generally, if you have a trailer attached
to your vehicle, you should not park your
vehicle on a hill. People can be seriously
or fatally injured, and both your vehicle
and the trailer can be damaged if unex
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pectedly roll down hill.
Parking on a hill
Parking your vehicle on a hill with a
trailer attached could cause serious
injury or death, should the trailer break
loose.
However, if you ever have to park your
trailer on a hill, here's how to do it:
1. Pull the vehicle into the parking space.
Turn the steering wheel in the direc
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tion of the kerb (left if headed down
hill, left if headed up hill).
2. If the vehicle has a Manual Transmis
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sion, place the car in N (Neutral). If the
vehicle has an Automatic Transmis
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sion, place the car in P (Park).
3. Set the parking brake and shut off the
vehicle.
4. Place chocks under the trailer wheels
on the down hill side of the wheels.
5. Start the vehicle, hold the brakes, shift
to neutral, release the parking brake
and slowly release the brakes until the
trailer chocks absorb the load.
6. Reapply the brakes, reapply the park
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ing brake and shift the vehicle to R
(Reverse) for Manual Transmission or
P (Park) for Automatic Transmission.
7. Shut off the vehicle and release the
vehicle brakes but leave the parking
brake set.
Parking brake
It can be dangerous to get out of your
vehicle if the parking brake is not firmly
set.
If you have left the engine running, the
vehicle can move suddenly. You or oth
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ers could be seriously or fatally injured.
When you are ready to leave
after parking on a hill
1. With the Manual Transmission in N
(Neutral) or Automatic Transmission
in P (Park), apply your brakes and
hold the brake pedal down whilst you:
僅 Start your engine;
僅 Shift into gear; and
僅 Release the parking brake.
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