Vehicle Preparation; Backing Up; Making Turns; Overheating - Mitsubishi OUTLANDER Manual

Driving safety

Vehicle preparation

Before you start, check the trailer hitch, safety chains, tires and
mirror adjustment.
Tire
Be sure your vehicle's tires are inflated to the cold inflation
pressure listed in the manual. You'll find these numbers on the
tire and loading information placard at the sill of the driver's
door.
Refer to "Tire inflation pressures" on page 7-28.

Following distance

Stay at least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead as you would
when driving your vehicle without a trailer. This can help you
avoid situations that require heavy braking and sudden turns.
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Passing
You'll need more passing distance up ahead when you're tow-
ing a trailer. And, because you're a good deal longer, you'll
need to go much farther beyond the passed vehicle before you
can return to your lane.

Backing up

Hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one hand. Then, to
move the trailer to the left, just move that hand to the left. To
move the trailer to the right, move your hand to the right.
Always back up slowly and, if possible, have someone guide
you.
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Making turns

CAUTION
!
Making sharp turns while towing a trailer could
cause the trailer to come in contact with the vehicle.
Your vehicle could be damaged. Avoid making sharp
turns while towing a trailer.
When you're turning with a trailer, make wider turns than nor-
mal to help prevent the trailer from striking shoulders, curbs,
road signs, trees or other objects.
Avoid jerky or sudden maneuvers. Signal well in advance.

Overheating

Towing a trailer puts additional burden on the engine and tran-
saxle, which may cause overheating. Following are some sug-
gestions to reduce overheating:
Cause of overheating
Air conditioning on
Highway speeds
Going up hills
Stop-and-go city traffic
Solution
Turn off
Reduce speed
Select lower position
With the vehicle stopped, shift
to the "N" (NEUTRAL) posi-
tion and idle the engine at high
idle.