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Trailer towing
Avoid jerky or sudden maneuvers. Signal
well in advance.
Overheating
Towing a trailer puts additional burden on the
electric motor, engine and transaxle, which
may cause overheating. Following are some
suggestions to reduce overheating:
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Cause of overheating Solution
Air conditioning on
Turn off
Highway speeds
Reduce speed
When towing at high altitudes, engine coolant
and automatic transaxle oil will overheat at a
lower temperature than at normal altitudes.
If you turn your Plug-in Hybrid EV system
off immediately after towing at high altitude
on steep uphill grades, your vehicle may
show signs similar to overheating. To avoid
this, let the Plug-in Hybrid EV system run
while parked (preferably on level ground)
with the automatic transaxle in the "P"
(PARK) position for a few minutes before
turning the Plug-in Hybrid EV system off.
If the engine coolant temperature warning
display appears on the information screen
in the multi-information display, refer to
"Engine overheating" on page 8-4.
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Driving safety
Driving on hills
Reduce speed and shift the select position to
"B" (REGENERATIVE BRAKE) before you
start down a long or steep downgrade. If you
don't shift the select position to "B"
(REGENERATIVE BRAKE), over using the
brakes can cause reduced brake efficiency.
You can tow in "D" (DRIVE) position. When
the remaining quantity of the main drive lith-
ium-ion battery is low, or high-speed driving
on long up hills at high temperature, the main
drive lithium-ion battery output is restricted
and the vehicle speed may be decreased.
The vehicle speed may be recovered if the
main drive lithium-ion battery quantity is
recovered.
Parking
Always place chocks or blocks under both the
vehicle and trailer wheels when parking. Be
sure that the parking brake is firmly set and
that the electrical parking switch is pressed.
Avoid parking on a hill with a trailer, but if it
cannot be avoided, do so only after perform-
ing the following:
1. Apply the brakes and keep them applied.
2. Have someone place chocks or blocks
under both the vehicle and trailer wheels.
3. When the chocks or blocks are in place,
release your brakes slowly until the
chocks or blocks absorb the load.
4. Apply the parking brake firmly.
5. Press the electrical parking switch and
turn off the Plug-in Hybrid EV system.
When restarting out after parking on a hill:
1. Start the Plug-in Hybrid EV system. Be
sure to keep the brake pedal depressed.
2. Set the select position to the "D"
(DRIVE) position or "R" (REVERSE)
position.
3. Release the parking brake and brake pedal
and slowly pull or back away from the
chocks or blocks. Stop and apply your
brakes.
4. Have someone retrieve the chocks or
blocks.
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