Driving
Trailer towing tips
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Practiceturning,stoppingandbackingupbeforestartingonatripto
getthefeelofthevehicletrailercombination.Whenturning,make
widerturnssothetrailerwheelswillclearcurbsandotherobstacles.
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Allowmoredistanceforstoppingwithatrailerattached.
Thetrailertongueweightshouldbenomorethan10–15%ofthe
loadedtrailerweight.
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Afteryouhavetraveled80km(50miles),thoroughlycheckyour
hitch,electricalconnectionsandtrailerwheellugnuts.
Whenstoppedintrafficforlongperiodsoftimeinhotweather,place
thegearshiftinP(Park)(automatictransmissions)orN(Neutral)
(manualtransmissions).Thisaidsenginecoolingandairconditioner
efficiency.
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Vehicleswithtrailersshouldnotbeparkedonagrade.Ifyoumust
parkonagrade,placewheelchocksunderthetrailer’swheels.
Launching or retrieving a boat
Whenbackingdownarampduringboatlaunchingorretrieval,
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Donotallowthestaticwaterleveltoriseabovethebottomedgeof
therearbumperand
Donotallowwavestobreakhigherthan15cm(6inches)abovethe
bottomedgeoftherearbumper.
Exceedingtheselimitsmayallowwatertoentercriticalvehicle
components,adverselyaffectingdriveability,emissions,reliability
andcausinginternaltransmissiondamage.
Replacetherearaxlelubricantanytimetheaxlehasbeen
submergedinwater.Rearaxlelubricantquantitiesarenottobe
checkedorchangedunlessaleakissuspectedorrepairrequired.
Disconnectthewiringtothetrailerbeforebackingthetrailerintothe
water.Reconnectthewiringtothetrailerafterthetrailerisremoved
fromthewater.Waterenteringtheseareas,whileconnected,could
short-circuitthesystem.
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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