If You
Do
Decide
To Pull
A
Trailer
If
you do, here are some important points:
There are many different laws, including speed limit
restrictions, having
to
do with trailering. Make sure
your rig will be legal, not only where you live
but also where you’ll be driving.
A
good source for
this information can be state or provincial police.
Consider using a sway control
if
your trailer will
weigh
4,000
Ibs.
(1
816 kg) or less. You should
always use a sway control
if
your trailer will weigh
more than
4,000
Ibs. (1 816 kg). You can ask a
hitch dealer about sway controls.
Don’t tow a trailer at all during the first
500
miles
(800
km) your new vehicle is driven. Your engine,
axle or other parts could be damaged.
Then, during the first
500
miles
(800
km) that you
tow a trailer, don’t drive over
50
mph
(80
km/h)
and don’t make starts at full throttle. This helps your
engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in
at
the heavier loads.
With an automatic transmission, you can
tow
in
DRIVE (D). 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.
Three important considerations have to
do
with weight:
the weight of the trailer,
the weight of the trailer tongue
@
and the weight on your vehicle’s tires.
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