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If equipped, the following
driver assistance features
should be turned off when
towing a trailer:
Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
Super Cruise Control
Park Assist
Automatic Parking
Assist (APA)
Reverse Automatic
Braking (RAB)
If equipped, the following
driver assistance features
should be turned to alert or
off when towing a trailer:
Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB)
Intelligent Brake Assist (IBA)
Front Pedestrian
Braking (FPB)
If equipped with Lane Change
Alert (LCA), the LCA detection
zones that extend back from
the side of the vehicle do not
move further back when a
trailer is towed. Use caution
while changing lanes when
towing a trailer.
If equipped with Rear Cross
Traffic Alert (RCTA), use
caution while backing up when
towing a trailer, as the RCTA
detection zones that extend
out from the back of the
vehicle do not move further
back when a trailer is towed.
Warning
To prevent serious injury or
death from carbon monoxide
(CO), when towing a trailer:
Do not drive with the
liftgate, trunk/hatch,
or rear-most
window open.
Fully open the air outlets
on or under the
instrument panel.
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Driving and Operating
Warning (Continued)
Adjust the climate control
system to a setting that
brings in only outside air.
See Climate Control
Systems in the Index.
For more information about
carbon monoxide, see
Engine Exhaust 0 256.
Towing a trailer requires
experience. The combination
of the vehicle and trailer is
longer and not as responsive
as the vehicle itself. Become
familiar to the handling and
braking by driving on a level
road surface before driving on
public roads.
The trailer structure, the tires,
and the brakes must be all be
rated to carry the intended
cargo. Inadequate trailer
equipment can cause the
combination to operate in an
unexpected or unsafe manner.
Before driving, inspect all
trailer hitch parts and
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