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7.
The vehicle/trailer combination is
more affected by crosswind and
buffeting. When being passed by a
largevehicle,keepaconstantspeed
and steer straight ahead. If there is
toomuchwindbuffeting,slowdown
to get out of the other vehicle's air
turbulence.
When parking your car and trailer,
especiallyonahill,besuretofollow
all the normal precautions. Turn
your front wheel into the curb, set
the parking brake firmly, and put
the transaxle in 1st or Reverse
11.Avoid jerky starts, sudden accel-
eration or sudden stops.
12.Avoid sharp turns and rapid lane
changes.
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CAUTION:
If overheating should occur when
towing, (temperature gauge reads
near red zone), taking the following
action may reduce or eliminate the
problem.
13.Avoidholdingthebrakepedaldown
toolongortoofrequently.Thiscould
cause the brakes to overheat, re-
sultinginreducedbrakingefficiency.
14.When going down a hill, shift into a
lowergearandusetheenginebrak-
ing effect. When ascending a long
grade, downshift the transaxle to a
lower gear and reduce speed to
reduce chances of engine over-
loading and/or overheating.
8.
1. Turn off the air conditioner.
2. Reduce car speed.
3. Select a lower gear when going
uphill.
4. While in stop and go traffic, place
the gear selector in park or neu-
tralandidletheengineatahigher
speed.
(
manual) or Park (automatic). In
addition, place wheel chocks at
each of the trailer's tires.
15.If you have to stop while going
uphill, do not hold the vehicle in
place by pressing on the accelera-
tor. This can cause the automatic
transaxletooverheat.Usethepark-
ing brake or footbrake.
9.
If the trailer has electric brakes,
start your vehicle and trailer mov-
ing, and then apply the trailer brake
controller by hand to be sure the
brakes are working. This lets you
check your electrical connection at
the same time.
NOTE:
When towing, check transaxle fluid
more frequently.
10.During
your trip, check occasion-
ally to be sure that the load is
secure,and that the lightsandany
trailer brakes are still working.
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