• Do not tap
into
the
car's brake
system
if
use
of
the
trailer brake
system requires more than
0.02 cubic
inches
(OJ
cm
3
)
of
fluid from tge
car's master cylinder
.In
this case, the
car's brake
fluid.
capacity will not be
enough. to operate
both
the car and
trailer brakes under all kinds
of
use.
• All brake fluid parts must
be
able
to
stand 3,000
psi
(20685
kPa). The
brake fluid tap must
be
made
to
the
master cylinder port supplying fluid
to
rear brakes. Copper tubing
is
sub-
ject
to
fatigue failure and must not be
used.
• Before going down a steep or long
grade, reduce speed and shift·
trans-
mission into a lower gear
to
control
your car's speed.
Try not
to
hold the
brake pedal down
too
long or too
often. This could cause
the
brakes
to
get hot and not work as well.
HITCHES-To help avoid personal
injury due to sway caused
by
such
things as cross winds, big trucks passing
and
road
roughness, or due to
separation
ofthe
trailer:
• A properly installed and adjusted (1)
frame-mounted
weight-distnouting
hitch and (2) sway control with
enough capacity are required for
trail-
ers over 2,000 pounds (900 kilo-
grams) loaded weight.
•
If
your car has superlifts, keep them
at
minimum pressure (10-15 psi,
70-105
kPa)
when
installing,
adjusting,
or
when towing with a
weight-distributing hitch in order to
provide the most cornfortableride.
• The trailer. tongue load should be
kept
at
10%
of
the loaded trailer
weight for dead-weight hitches, and
12%
for weight-distnouting hitches.
Tongue loads can
be
a(ljusted
by
proper
distrimtion
of
the load in the
trailer. This can be checked
by
weighing separately the loaded trailer
and then the tongue.
• Do
not
use axle-mounted hitches.
They can cause damage
to
the axle
housing, wheel bearings, wheels or
tires.
• When a trailer hitch is removed,
be
sure
to
have any mounting holes in
the
body
sealed. This will prevent
entry
of
exhaust fumes, dirt or water.
(See Engine Exhaust Gas Caution.)
NOTICE:
Use
only trailer hitches which
permit normal operation
of
the
Energy
Absorbing Bumper system,
if
so equipped.
For example, a
rigid fore and
aft
connection
between the bumper and any other part
of
the
car
may
increa
se
damage
in
the event
of
a
crash.
TRAILER
TOWING
TIPS
GETTING SfARTED-Before entering
traffic with a trailer equipped with electric
brakes, start the car and trailer moving and
apply the trailer brakes by hand
to
be
sure
the trailer brakes are working and the
trailer electrical system
is
connected.
ENGINE
COOLING-In
case
your engine
overheats,
see
the
"In
Case
of Emergency"
section in this manual.
LONG
UPHILL GRADES-When going up
long
grades, the chance
of
engine
overheating
can
be
reduced
by
down-shifting the transmission to a lower
gear and by reducing speed
to
45
mph (70
km/h) or below.
TRANSMISSION-See the method for
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