Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt); Servicing after towing; Trailer towing tips- Page 146

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Servicing after towing

If you tow a trailer for long distances, your vehicle will require more

frequent service intervals. Refer to your

scheduled maintenance

information

for more information.

Trailer towing tips

•

Practice turning, stopping and backing up before starting on a trip to

get the feel of the vehicle trailer combination. When turning, make

wider turns so the trailer wheels will clear curbs and other obstacles.

•

Allow more distance for stopping with a trailer attached.

•

The trailer tongue weight should be 10–15% of the loaded trailer

weight.

•

If you will be towing a trailer frequently in hot weather, hilly

conditions, at GCWR, or any combination of these factors, consider

refilling your rear axle with synthetic gear lube if not already so

equipped. Refer to the

Maintenance and specifications

chapter for

the lubricant specification. Remember that regardless of the rear axle

lube used, do not tow a trailer for the first 500 miles (800 km) of a

new vehicle, and that the first 500 miles (800 km) of towing be done

at no faster than 70 mph (112 km/h) with no full throttle starts.

•

After you have traveled 50 miles (80 km), thoroughly check your

hitch, electrical connections and trailer wheel lug nuts.

•

To aid in engine/transmission cooling and A/C efficiency during hot

weather while stopped in traffic, place the gearshift lever in P (Park)

(automatic transmission) or N (Neutral) (manual transmissions).

•

Vehicles with trailers should not be parked on a grade. If you must

park on a grade, place wheel chocks under the trailer’s wheels.

Launching or retrieving a boat

Disconnect the wiring to the trailer before backing the trailer

into the water. Reconnect the wiring to the trailer after the

trailer is removed from the water.

When backing down a ramp during boat launching or retrieval:

•

do not allow the static water level to rise above the bottom edge of

the rear bumper.

•

do not allow waves to break higher than 6 inches (15 cm) above the

bottom edge of the rear bumper.

2007 B-Series (mbs)

Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)

USA (fus)

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  • Practice turning, stopping and backing up before starting on a trip to get the feel of the vehicle trailer combination.
  • Allow more distance for stopping with a trailer attached.
  • The trailer tongue weight should be 10–15% of the loaded trailer weight.
  • If you will be towing a trailer frequently in hot weather, hilly conditions, at GCWR, or any combination of these factors, consider refilling your rear axle with synthetic gear lube if not already so equipped.
  • After you have traveled 50 miles (80 km), thoroughly check your hitch, electrical connections and trailer wheel lug nuts.
  • To aid in engine/transmission cooling and A/C efficiency during hot weather while stopped in traffic, place the gearshift lever in P (Park) (automatic transmission) or N (Neutral) (manual transmissions).
  • Vehicles with trailers should not be parked on a grade.
  • do not allow the static water level to rise above the bottom edge of the rear bumper.
  • do not allow waves to break higher than 6 inches (15 cm) above the bottom edge of the rear bumper.

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