Chevrolet Captiva C140 Manual page 165

AUTOMA AUT AUT AUT AUT OMA OMA OMATIC TR OMA TIC TR TIC TR TIC TRANS TIC TR ANS ANS ANS ANSA A A A A XLE FL XLE FLUID XLE FL XLE FL XLE FL UID UID UID UID
The transaxle fluid change is not required.
Also, routine inspection of the fluid is not
required. Transaxle fluid inspection is only
required if there is a symptom indicating a
concern with the fluid.
TOWING TIPS TOWING TIPS TOWING TIPS TOWING TIPS TOWING TIPS
When towing a trailer, your vehicle will handle
differently than under normal driving condi-
tions.
For safety, observe the following precautions:
• Practice turning, stopping, and reversing
before you begin towing in traffic. Do not
tow in traffic until you are confident that
you can handle the vehicle and trailer
safely.
• Before driving, make sure that the light-
ing system of the trailer works properly.
• Do not drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph)
or legal maximum speeds, whichever is
lower.
• When driving uphill do not drive faster
than 30 km/h (19 mph) in first gear or
50 km/h (31 mph) in second gear.
• Make sure that you have enough room when
cornering and avoid sudden manoeuvres.
• Avoid abrupt starts, acceleration or stops.
• Avoid sharp turns or lane changes.
• Always drive your vehicle at a moderate
speed.
• Always have someone guide you when re-
versing.
• Allow adequate stopping distance.
Stopping distance is increased when you tow
a trailer.
• Slow down and shift down into a lower gear
before descending steep or long downhill
gradients.
• Avoid holding the brake pedal down too long
or too frequently, which will cause the brakes
to overheat and result in reduced brake effi-
ciency.
• Always block the wheels on both vehicle and
trailer when parking. Apply the handbrake
firmly.
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• Parking on a steep slope is not recom-
mended.
You really should not park your vehicle, with
a trailer attached, on a hill.
• If something goes wrong, such as the trailer
hitch becoming disengaged, people can be
injured and both the vehicle and trailer can
be damaged.
• If someone removing the blocks stands di-
rectly behind the trailer, they could be injured.
If your brakes or the hitch slipped, the trailer
could roll backwards.
Make sure anyone removing blocks from
your wheels stands to one side.
• Take note of trailer manufacturer's instruc-
tions.