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BeforeDrivingYourMazda
Towing
qTrailerTowingTips
VerifythatyourMazdamaintainsanear-normalattitudewhenaloadedorunloaded
trailerisconnected.Don'tdriveifithasanabnormalfront-uporfront-downposition.
Inspectforincorrecttongueload,wornsuspensionparts,andtraileroverloading.
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Makesurethetrailerisproperlyloadedandthecargoissecuretopreventitfrom
shifting.
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Makesurethemirrorsconformtoallgovernmentregulations.Iftheydonot,install
requiredrearviewmirrorsappropriatefortowingpurposes.
Thethreemaincausesofvehicle-traileraccidentsaredrivererror,excessivespeed,and
impropertrailerloading.
Beforedriving
HaveyourcoolingandbrakingsystemcheckedbyanAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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Beforestartingout,inspecttheoperationofallvehicleandtrailerlightsandallvehicle-
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to-trailerconnections.Stopandre-inspectalllightsandconnectionsafterdrivingashort
distance.
Driving
YourMazdawillhandledifferentlywithatrailerintow,sopracticeturning,backing,
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andstoppinginatraffic-freearea.
Taketimetogetaccustomedtotheextraweightandlength.
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Allowmoreroombetweenyourvehicleandtheoneinfrontbecausebrakingdistance
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increaseswithatrailer.Foreach16km/h(10mph)ofspeed,allowatleastonevehicle
andtrailerlengthbetweenyourMazdaandthevehicleahead.
Avoidjerkystartsorsuddenacceleration.
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Avoidsuddenbraking.Itmaycauselossofcontrolandresultinjackknifing,especially
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soonwetorslipperyroads.
ShifttheshiftlevertotheDpositionwhentowingatrailerinhillyterrainorwhen
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heavilyloaded.
Thesepositionswillallowoperatingthevehiclewithoutfrequentshifting.
Lanechangesandturning
Avoidquicklanechanges,suddenturns,andtightturns.Slowdownbeforeturningto
avoidtheneedofsuddenbraking.
Aturningtrailerwillmakeatighterarcthanthetowvehicle.Compensatewithturnsthat
arelargerthannormal.
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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