Turn
Signals When Towing a Trailer
When you tow a trailer, your vehicle may need a
different turn signal flasher and/or extra wiring. Check
with your Oldsmobile retailer. The green 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 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 and reduce your
speed to around
45
mph
(70
Mh) to reduce the
possibility of engine and transaxle overheating.
If you have overdrive, you may have to drive in
THIRD
(3)
instead of
DRIVE
(D)
(or
,
as
you
need
to a lower gear).
Parking
on
Hills
You really should not park your vehicle, 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.
5.
Apply your regular brakes, but don’t shift into
PARK
(P)
yet.
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).
Release the regular brakes.
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