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Backing
Up
Hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one hand.
Then, to move the trailer
to
the left, just move that hand
to the left.
To
move the trailer to the right, move your
hand to the right. Always back up slowly and, if
possible, have someone guide you.
Making Turns
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.
Turn Signals When Towing
a
Trailer
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, use the highest gear possible.
If
you
cannot maintain posted speeds, driving at a lower speed may
help avoid overheating your engine and transaxle.
If you have a manual transaxle with
FIFTH
(5)
gear,
it’s better not
to
use
FIFTH
(5)
gear. Just drive in
FOURTH
(4)
gear (or, as
you
need to, a lower gear).
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