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. When parking your car and trailer,
especiallyonahill,besuretofollow
all the normal precautions. Turn
your front wheels into the curb, set
the parking brake firmly, and put
the transmission in 1st or Reverse
14.When going down a hill, shift into a
lowergearandusetheenginebrak-
ing effect.
Whenclimbingalonggrade,down-
shift the transmission to a lower
gear and reduce speed to reduce
chancesofengineoverloadingand/
oroverheating.
15.If you have to stop whilst going
uphill, do not hold the vehicle in
place by pressing on the accelera-
tor. This can cause the automatic
transmission to overheat. Use the
parking brake or footbrake.
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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.
(
manual) or Park (automatic). In
addition,weadvisetheuseofwheel
chocks at each of the trailer's tyres.
. 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.
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3.
Turn off the air conditioner.
Reduce highway speed.
Select a lower gear when going
uphill.
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4.
Whilstinstopandgotraffic,place
the gear selector in park or neu-
tralandidletheengineatahigher
speed.
NOTE:
When towing, check transmission
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.
11.Avoid jerky starts, sudden accel-
eration or sudden stops.
12.Avoid
13.Avoid
sharp turns and rapid lane
changes.
holdingthebrakepedaldown
toolongortoofrequently.Thiscould
cause the brakes to overheat, re-
sultinginreducedbrakingefficiency.
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