Making &rns
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, make wider turns
than normal.
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.
lbrn 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 Pontiac dealer. 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
km/h)
to reduce the
possibility of engine and transmission overheating.
If you are towing a trailer and you have an automatic
transmission with overdrive, you may prefer to drive in
THIRD
(D)
instead of AUTOMATIC
OVERDRIVE
@
(or,
as you need to, a lower gear). Or, if you have a
manual transmission with FIFTH
(5)
(or SIXTH
(6)
)
gear and you
are
towing a trailer. Just drive in
FOURTH
(4)
gear (or drive in FIFTH
(5)
if
you
have a
six-speed manual transmission) or, as
you
need
to, a lower gear.
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