Driving tips
This section contains many time- If you do decide to pull a trailer
Weight of the trailer
tested, important trailering tips and
Here are some important points if
safety rules. Many of these are
you decide to pull a trailer:
How heavy can a trailer safely be? It
should never weigh more than the
maximum trailer weight with trailer
brakes. But even that can be too
heavy.
If you feel that the trailer is adversely
affecting the movement of your vehi-
cle, reduce your speed, avoid
uneven or winding roads, avoid
roads with steep grades, and/or light-
en your trailer load.
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Consider using a sway control. You
can ask a hitch dealer about sway
control.
After your odometer indicates 800
km (500 miles) or more, you can
tow a trailer. For the first 800 km
your passengers. Please read this
section carefully before you pull a
trailer.
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Load-pulling components such as
the engine, transaxle, wheel assem-
blies, and tires are forced to work
harder against the load of the added
weight. The engine is required to
operate at relatively higher speeds
and under greater loads. This addi-
tional burden generates extra heat
which creates more wear in engine,
(500
miles) that you tow a trailer,
don’t drive over 80 km/h (50 mph)
and don’t make starts at full throt-
tle. This helps your engine and
other parts of your vehicle “wear” in
at the heavier loads.
and a shortened engine life.The trail- • Always drive your vehicle at a mod-
er also adds considerably to wind
resistance, increasing the pulling
requirements.
erate speed (less than 100 km/h
(60 mph)).
The important considerations have
to do with weight:
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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