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If
You
Do
Decide
To
Pull
A
Trailer
If
you
do, here are some important points.
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There are many different laws, including speed limit restrictions,
having to do
with
trailering. Make sure your rig will be legal, not only
where you live but also where you’ll be driving.
A
good source for this
information can be state or provincial police.
Consider using a sway control
if
your trailer
will
weigh
3,000
pounds
(1
362
kg) or less for a utility vehicle or, for
a
Suburban,
4,000
pounds
(1
800
kg) or less. You should always use a sway control if your trailer
will weigh more than
3,000
pounds
(1
362
kg) for a utility vehicle or
4,000
pounds
(1
800
kg) for a Suburban. You can ask a hitch dealer
about sway controls.
Don’t tow a trailer at all during the first
500
miles
(800
km)
your new
vehicle is driven. Your engine, axle or other parts could be damaged.
Then, during
the
first
500
miles
(800
km)
that you tow a trailer, don’t
drive over
50
mph
(80
km/h) and don’t make starts at full throttle. This
helps your engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the heavier
loads.
If you have
an
automatic transmission, you should use DRIVE
(3)
(or, as
you need to, a lower gear) when towing
a
trailer. Operating your vehicle
in
DRIVE
(3)
when towing a trailer
will
minimize heat build-up and
extend the life of your transmission.
If
you have a manual transmission
and you are towing a trailer, it’s better not to use
FIFTH
(5)
gear. Just
drive
in FOURTH
(4)
gear (or. as vou need to. a lower
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