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Driving and the Road
Passing
You’ll need more passing distance up
ahead when you’re towing a trailer. And,
because you’re a good deal longer, you’ll
need to go much farther beyond the
passed vehicle before you can return to
your lane.
Backing
Up
Hold the bottom of the steering wheel
with one hand. Then, to move the trailer
to the left, just move that hand to the left.
To
move the trailer to the right, move
your hand to the right. Always back up
slowly and, if possible, have someone
guide you.
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Making Turns
When you’re turning with a trailer, make
wider turns than normal.
Do
this
so
your
trailer won’t strike soft shoulders, curbs,
road signs, trees, or other objects. Avoid
jerky or sudden maneuvers. Signal well
in
advance.
Turn Signals When
Towing a Trailer
When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has
to have a different
turn
signal flasher and
extra wiring. The green arrows on your
instrument panel will flash whenever you
signal a turn or lane change. Properly
hooked up, the trailer lights will also
flash, telling other drivers you’re about to
turn, change lanes or stop.
When towing a trailer, the green arrows
on your instrument panel
will
flash for
turns even
if
the bulbs on the trailer are
burned out. Thus, you may think drivers
behind you are seeing your signal when
they are not. It’s important to check
occasionally to be sure the trailer bulbs
are still working.
Driving On Grades
Reduce speed and shift
to
a
lower gear
before you start down a long or steep
downgrade. If you don’t shift down,
you
might have to use your brakes
so
much
that they would get hot and no longer
work well.
On a long uphill grade, shift down and
reduce your speed to around
45
mph
(70
km/h) to reduce the possibility of engine
and transaxle overheating.
If you are towing a trailer,
ou
may want
to drive
in
“D”
instead of
6
D
(or as you
need to, a lower gear).