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NOTICE:
Making very sharp turns while trailering could
cause the trailer to come in contact with the
vehicle. Your vehicle could be damaged. Avoid
making very sharp turns while trailering.
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.
%rn Signals When Towing a Trailer
When you tow a trailer, your vehicle may need a
different turn signal flasher and/or extra wiring. Check
with your Chevrolet dealer. The green arrows
on
your
instrument panel will flash whenever
you
signal a
turn
or lane change. Properly hooked up, the trailer lamps
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 transmission overheating.
If
you
are towing a trailer and you have an automatic
transmission with overdrive,
you
may prefer to drive in
DRIVE
(D)
instead
of
AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(@)
(or, as you need to, a lower gear). Or,
if
you have
a
manual transmission with FIFTH
(5)
or SIXTH
(6)
gear
and
you
are towing a trailer it is better not to use
FIFTH
(5)
or SIXTH
(6)
gear. Just drive
in
FOURTH
(4)
gear (FIFTH
(5)
gear if
you
have a six-speed manual
transmission) (or, as
you
need to, a lower gear).
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