Lexus NX300 Owner's Manual page 147

• 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 pre-
vent instability. Remember that swaying of
the towing vehicle-trailer increases as
speed increases.
WARNING
Trailer towing precautions
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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 per-
formance are affected by trailer stability,
brake setting and performance, and the
hitch. Your vehicle will handle differently
when towing a trailer.
■ To avoid accident or injury
Do not exceed the TWR, unbraked
●
TWR, GCWR, GVWR or GAWR.
● Adjust the tongue weight within the
appropriate range. Place heavier loads
as close to the trailer axle as possible.
● 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, which-
ever 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 reduc-
ing a certain speed, slow down and
make sure you keep your vehicle
speed under the speed of which you
experience the instability.
● Do not make jerky, abrupt or sharp
turns.
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● Do not apply the brakes suddenly as
you may skid, resulting in jackknifing
and loss of vehicle control. This is
especially true on wet or slippery sur-
faces.
Do not exceed the trailer hitch assem-
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bly weight, gross vehicle weight, gross
axle weight and trailer tongue weight
capacities.
Do not use the Dynamic radar cruise
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control system when trailer towing.
● Slow down and downshift before
descending steep or long downhill
grades. Do not make sudden down-
shifts while descending steep or long
downhill grades.
● Vehicle-trailer instability is more likely
on steep long downhills. Before
descending steep or long downhill
grades, slow down and downshift. Do
not make sudden downshifts when
descending steep or long downhill
grades. Avoid holding the brake pedal
down too long or applying the brakes
too frequently. This could cause the
brakes to overheat and result in
reduced braking efficiency.
● Do not tow a trailer when the compact
spare tire is installed on your vehicle.
When towing a trailer
■
Lexus recommends trailers with brakes
that conform to any applicable federal
and state/provincial regulations.
If the gross trailer weight exceeds
●
unbraked TWR, trailer brakes are
required. Lexus recommends trailers
with brakes that conform to all applica-
ble federal and state/provincial regula-
tions.
● Never tap into your vehicle's hydraulic
system, as this will lower the vehicle's
braking effectiveness.
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