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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

When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has to have extra

wiring and a heavy-duty turn signal ﬂasher.

The 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 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.

When towing at high altitude on steep uphill grades,

consider the following: Engine coolant will boil at a lower

temperature than at normal altitudes. If you turn your

engine off immediately after towing at high altitude on

steep uphill grades, your vehicle may show signs similar

to engine overheating. To avoid this, let the engine run

while parked (preferably on level ground) with the

automatic transmission in PARK (P) (or the manual

transmission out of gear and the parking brake applied)

for a few minutes before turning the engine off. If you do

get the overheat warning, see Engine Overheating

on page 5-28.

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