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.
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important for your safety and that of
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Consider using a sway control.You
can ask a hitch dealer about sway
control.
your passengers. Please read this
section carefully before you pull a
trailer.
If you feel that the trailer is adversely
affecting the movement of your vehi-
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After your odometer indicates 800
km (500 miles) or more, you can
tow a trailer. For the first 800 km
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,
cle,
reduce your speed, avoid
uneven or winding roads, avoid
roads with steep grades, and/or light-
en your trailer load.
(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 | 2009 |
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