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CAUTION
Trailer towing precautions
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To tow a trailer safely, use extreme care and drive the vehicle in accordance with
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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.
Vehicles with electronically modulated air suspension (if equipped):
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Set the vehicle height to the "LO" mode and turn off the electronically modulated
air suspension when you connect a trailer, otherwise the vehicle height may
change due to the automatic leveling function, and you may catch part of your
body in the vehicle, resulting in an accident.
To avoid accident or injury
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Do not exceed the TWR, unbraked TWR, GCWR, GVWR or GAWR.
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If the gross trailer weight is over 2000 lb. (907 kg), a sway control device with
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sufficient capacity is required.
Adjust the tongue weight within the appropriate range. Place heavier loads as
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close to the trailer axle as possible.
Do not exceed 65 mph (104 km/h), the posted towing speed limit or the speed
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limit for your trailer as set forth in your trailer owner' s manual, whichever 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 instabil-
ity from reducing a certain speed, slow down and make sure you keep your vehi-
cle 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
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loss of vehicle control. This is especially true on wet or slippery surfaces.
Do not exceed the trailer hitch assembly weight, gross vehicle weight, gross axle
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weight and trailer tongue weight capacities.
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