Buick CENTURY 1997 Manual page 222

Turn 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 Buick 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 transaxle overheating.
Parking on Hills
You really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer
attached,
on a
hill.
If
something goes wrong, your rig
could start to move. People can be injured, and both
your vehicle and the trailer
can
be damaged.
But if you ever have to park your rig on a hill, here's
how to do it:
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Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into
PARK (P) yet.
Have someone place chocks under the
trailer's wheels.
When the wheel chocks are in place, release the
regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load.
Reapply the regular brakes. Then apply your parking
brake, and shift to PARK (P).
Release the regular brakes.
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