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TRAILER TOWIIG TIPS
GeltlngSlorted
BeIofe
enterIng
traffIC
Witha:'trail9r:_~
has:
electriahrakes,
start
the
vehicle
and
trailer
ITlQVing
and
awIY
the
trsia-
brattes
by
hand
to
be
sure
the
trailer
brak~
:
are working
'
w ld
lhe\trailer
electrical'
system is
Connected: ,
-
EngineCOOIi!19
tf
your
~
overheats,
follow
the steps
under.
" Engine
_
Cooling
System
Overheating'~
in
"In
case
of
Emergency,"
Section
3
of
this
manual.
Long
Uphill
Gracias
'
"
When
going up
long
grades.
you
can
r.
~
the
chance of engine overheating
by
dOwnshifting the
_
transmission
to
.a lower
gew range
and,
reducing
~
to
4S
~
(70-kln/
h)
«beIoW.
-
.
Down
~.
,
O r ,'-<Hlg
,
~rades
:
:.-,
Before
going
'
down·;~a
··
steep
,·OI'
tong
grade,
reduce 'Speed
and
shift
-
the
transmission
Ioto
-
idower-gear
f()iie~
'control
your vehicle's
speed.
Try' -
not
to
hold
the
bfake
pedal
down
too
long
or
too
,
often.
This
could cause
the
bl'"akes
.
to overheat and reduce
brake
effectiveness.
See,
the
ffie!:hpd
for
~
the-'lransmissicin
I~id
kNel
in "Service
and
Maintenance,"
Section
5
of
this
manual.
1'lItki!19
.
,
,
"
Yoti should
not
park
vehicles with
trailers
on 8
grade
(hln).
:
However';
if·
you
must
park-on
a
grade.
these
steps
must
be
followed:
.
,
'1".
APPiY.
Hie
f
egJlaI'"'
brakes.
' .'
2.
'
Have
sOm~ne
place
w~~el
chQc,ks' :
unCter
the
tralle~
'wlJeeIS.
3.
,when
,the
wheat
chock.s
ar~
in_
place,
release
~
regular
brakes
until
the
chocks
absorb
the
1oai::I.
.
4
.
Apply
too'
parking
brake.
5,
Shift-the
transmission
to
" P·'(park).
'".
If the
vehiCle
is
parked
on
a
grade,
don't shift
the
transtnisston 1
0
" P"
(patk)
until the
trailer
wheels
are
chocked
and
the
parking
brake'\s
set.
"
you
do,
the
weight
of
the vehicle
and
trailef may
put
80 rooch
force
on
lhe
parltlng
pawl in
the transmission thai
it mily
be·hatd
to
shift
out 01
" P"(Park),
When.
starting,
after being
parked on
•
'grade:
1
.
.
Apply the
r~lar
brakes
Met.hoId
.. . . .
.
"
- _ .
.
2.
Start the engine
in
"
P"(Park).
3
.
Shift into
gear
and
felease
the
parking
brake.
4:
Release
the
regular
brakes Md drive
until
the chocks
are-free,·
5.
Apply
the regular bfakes and have-someone
remove
the
chOCks.
.
,
..
;
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