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Towing a Trailer

CAUTION:

If you don’t use the correct equipment and drive

properly, you can lose control when you pull a

trailer. For example, if the trailer is too heavy, the

brakes may not work well

-- or even at all. You

and your passengers could be seriously injured.

You may also damage your vehicle; the resulting

repairs would not be covered by your warranty.

Pull a trailer only if you have followed all the

steps in this section. Ask your dealer for advice

and information about towing a trailer with

your vehicle.

Your vehicle can tow a trailer if it is equipped with the

proper trailer towing equipment. To identify what the

vehicle trailering capacity is for your vehicle, you

should read the information in “Weight of the Trailer”

that appears later in this section. But trailering is

different than just driving your vehicle by itself.

Trailering means changes in handling, durability and

fuel economy. Successful, safe trailering takes correct

equipment, and it has to be used properly.

That’s the reason for this part. In it are many

time

-tested, important trailering tips and safety rules.

Many of these are important for your safety and that of

your passengers. So please read this section carefully

before you pull a trailer.

Load-pulling components such as the engine,

transmission, rear axle, wheel assemblies and tires are

forced to work harder against the drag of the added

weight. The engine is required to operate at relatively

higher speeds and under greater loads, generating extra

heat. What’s more, the trailer adds considerably to wind

resistance, increasing the pulling requirements.

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