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Before towing
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Ensure that your vehicle' s tires are properly inflated. (→P. 326)
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Trailer tires should be inflated according to the trailer manufacturer's recom-
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mendation.
All trailer lights work to be legal.
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Confirm all lights work each time you connect them.
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Check that your vehicle remains level when a loaded or unloaded trailer is
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hitched. Do not drive if the vehicle is not level, and check for improper tongue
load, overloading, worn suspension, or other possible causes.
Make sure the trailer cargo is securely loaded.
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Check that your rear view mirrors conform to any federal, state/provincial or
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local regulations. If they do not, install rear view mirrors appropriate for towing
purposes.
Break-in schedule
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Lexus recommends that you do not use a new vehicle or a vehicle with any new
power train components (engine, transmission, differential, wheel bearings, etc.) to
tow a trailer for the first 500 miles (800 km) of driving.
Maintenance
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If you tow a trailer, your vehicle will require more frequent maintenance due to
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the additional load. (See "Warranty and Services Guide/Owner's Manual Sup-
plement/ Scheduled Maintenance".)
Retighten the fixing bolts of the towing ball and bracket after approximately
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600 miles (1000 km) of trailer towing.
CAUTION
To avoid accident or injury
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The total trailer weight (trailer weight plus the weight of cargo) must not exceed
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1000 lb. (450 kg).
Do not exceed the trailer hitch assembly weight, gross vehicle weight, gross axle
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weight and trailer tongue load capacities.
Never load more weight in the back than in the front of the trailer. About 60% of
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the load should be in the front half of the trailer, and the remaining 40% in the
rear.
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