Chevrolet 1998 Tracker Owner's Manual page 199

lbrn Signals When Towing a nailer
When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has to have extra
wiring (included in the optional trailering package).
The 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 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
k m / h )
to reduce the
possibility of engine and transmission overheating.
If you are towing
a
trailer and you have a manual
transmission with FIFTH ( 5 ) gear, you may prefer not to
use FIFTH ( 5 ) . Just drive in FOURTH (4) (or, as you
need to, a lower gear).
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