Backing Up; Passing; Parking Your Touring Coach - Airstream Rangeline 2023 Owner's Manual

Backing Up

While backing, the important thing to remember is to
GO SLOW and if you see the trailer turning the wrong
way, correct it immediately� Concentrate on the rear of
the trailer� With your tow vehicle and trailer in a straight
line, back up slowly and turn the bottom of the steering
wheel in the direction you want the trailer to go� Watch
the side mirror until the rear of the trailer is pointing in
the desired direction� Your tow vehicle will be following
the trailer in an arc� Straighten the tow vehicle and
trailer by turning the steering wheel more sharply, and
then when they are in line, straighten the steering
wheel�
Start in position (A) start� Turning steering wheel as
shown in (1)� will put you in trailer position (B)� Turning
steering wheel show in position (2) puts you in trailer
position (C)� Steering position (3) returns front wheels
to straight backing�
NOTE
Always try to back to your left because the visibility
is much better.
When you do not make it on the first try it is usually
much easier to pull forward to your original straight
position and start over�
If your spouse or traveling companion normally directs
you when backing they should position themselves
forward of the tow vehicle so the driver can easily see
them� Their directions should always indicate to the
driver the direction the rear of the trailer should go�
A little practice in a parking lot with the person giving
directions can save a lot of frustration when backing
into a campsite�
2023 Rangeline

Passing

Extreme care must be exercised when passing another
vehicle� A vehicle with a trailer attached will require
additional passing distance than when driving without
a trailer� Because your vehicle and trailer is longer
than your vehicle alone, you will also need to go much
further ahead of the passed vehicle before you can
return to your lane�

Parking Your Touring Coach

To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to
the vehicle power train as a result of vehicle/trailer
movement when parking, always:
• Keep right foot on the brake pedal�
• Shift gear selector lever to position "N"�
• Have a second person place wheel chocks on
downhill side of left and right trailer wheels�
• Slowly release the brake pedal allowing the vehicle
and trailer to roll into chocks until stopped�
• Press the electronic parking brake button to the left
of the steering wheel�
• Move gear selector lever to position "P"�
• On inclines, turn wheels toward the road curb�
CHOCK THE TRAILER WHEELS when stopping on
a hill or slope. Leaving your tow vehicle in gear is
not enough for standstill safety. Do not use trailer
brakes as parking brakes.
Driving
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