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Check the tires of the vehicle and the trailer.
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Check the load in the trailer.
Make sure the load has not shifted. Make sure the tongue weight is appropriate, if
possible.
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Check the load in the vehicle.
Make sure the vehicle is not overloaded after occupants get in.
If you cannot find any problems, the speed at which trailer swaying occurred is beyond
the limit of your particular vehicle-trailer combination. Drive at a lower speed to prevent
instability. Remember that swaying of the towing vehicle-trailer increases as speed
increases.
WARNING
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Trailer towing precautions
To tow a trailer safely, use extreme care and drive the vehicle in accordance with the
trailer's characteristics and operating conditions. Failure to do so could cause an accident
resulting in death or serious injury. Vehicle stability and braking performance are affected
by trailer stability, brake setting and performance, and the hitch. Your vehicle will handle
differently when towing a trailer.
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To avoid accident or injury
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Do not exceed the TWR, unbraked TWR, GCWR, GVWR or GAWR.
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Adjust the tongue weight within the appropriate range. Place heavier loads as close to
the trailer axle as possible.
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Do not exceed 65 mph (104 km/h), the posted towing speed limit or the speed limit
for your trailer as set forth in your trailer owner's manual, whichever is lowest. Slow
down sufficiently before making a turn, in cross winds, on wet or slippery surface, etc.
to help avoid an accident. If you experience a vehicle-trailer instability from reducing
a certain speed, slow down and make sure you keep your vehicle speed under the
speed of which you experience the instability.
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Do not make jerky, abrupt or sharp turns.
Do not apply the brakes suddenly as you may skid, resulting in jackknifing and loss of
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vehicle control. This is especially true on wet or slippery surfaces.
Do not exceed the trailer hitch assembly weight, gross vehicle weight, gross axle
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weight and trailer tongue weight capacities.
Do not use the following systems when trailer towing.
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Dynamic radar cruise control
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LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)
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LDA (Lane Departure Alert)
1-5. Entering/exiting the vehicle and loading luggage
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