Driving
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Allowmoredistanceforstoppingwithatrailerattached.
Thetrailertongueweightshouldbe10–15%oftheloadedtrailer
weight.
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Afteryouhavetraveled80km(50miles),thoroughlycheckyour
hitch,electricalconnectionsandtrailerwheellugnuts.
Whenstoppedintrafficforlongperiodsoftimeinhotweather,place
thegearshiftinP(Park)(automatictransmissions)or1(First)
(manualtransmissions)andincreaseidlespeed.Thisaidsengine
coolingandairconditionerefficiency.
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Vehicleswithtrailersshouldnotbeparkedonagrade.Ifyoumust
parkonagrade,placewheelchocksunderthetrailer’swheels.
Launching or retrieving a boat
Whenbackingdownarampduringboatlaunchingorretrieval,
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Donotallowthestaticwaterleveltoriseabovethebottomedgeof
therearbumperand
Donotallowwavestobreakhigherthan15cm(sixinches)abovethe
bottomedgeoftherearbumper.
Exceedingtheselimitsmayallowwatertoentercriticalvehicle
components,adverselyaffectingdriveability,emissionsandreliability.
Iftherearaxleissubmergedinwater,therearaxlelubricantshouldbe
checkedandchanged,ifnecessary.Therearaxleisfilledwitha
syntheticlubricantanddoesnotnormallyrequirealubricantchangefor
thelifeofthevehicle.Rearaxlelubricantquantitiesshouldnotneedto
becheckedunlessaleakissuspected.
Recreational towing (all wheels on the ground)
(Neutral tow kit accessory)
Onvehiclesequippedwitha4.0Lengine,anaccessoryisavailablethat
allowsyoutotowyourvehicle,behindanothervehicle,withallthe
wheelsontheground.Contactyourdealerformoredetails.Donottow
yourvehiclewithallwheelsonthegroundunlessyouinstalltheneutral
towkitasvehicledamagemayoccur.
LUGGAGE RACK
Maximumloadis45kg(100lbs),evenlydistributed.Ifitisnotpossible
todistributetheload,positionitasfarrearwardaspossible.Adjustable
tiedownloopsmustbeusedtosecuretheload.
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