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Driving On Grades
NOTICE:
D o not
tow
on steep, continuous grades exceeding
6 miles (9.6 km). Extended, higher than normal
engine and transaxle temperatures may result
and damage your vehicle. Frequent stops are
very important to allow the engine and transaxle
to cool.
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
k m / h )
to reduce the
possibility of engine and transaxle overheating.
Pay attention to the engine coolant gage. If the indicator
is in the red area, turn off the air conditioning (if you
have this option) to reduce engine load (see "Engine
Overheating"
in the
Index).
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:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5 .
Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into
PARK (P) yet.
Have someone place chocks under the trailer 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 then shift to PARK (P).
Release the regular brakes.
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