Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer; Driving On Grades; Parking on Hills- Page 209

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Turn 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
dealer. 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.

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 transaxle overheating.

If you are towing a trailer, you may want to drive in
THIRD (3) instead of OVERDRIVE (

B

) (or, as you

need to, a lower gear).

Parking on Hills

CAUTION:

You really should not park your vehicle, with a
trailer attached, on a hill. If something goes
wrong, your rig could start to move. People can
be injured, and both your vehicle and the trailer
can be damaged.

But if you ever have to park your rig on a hill, here’s
how to do it:

1. Apply your regular brakes, but don’t shift into 

PARK (P) yet.

2. Have someone place chocks under the 

trailer’s wheels.

3. When the wheel chocks are in place, release the

regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load.

4. Reapply the regular brakes. Then apply your parking

brake, and shift to PARK (P).

5. Release the regular brakes.