Toyota KUN26L-P series Owner's Manual page 180

Crosswinds and rough roads will ad-
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versely affect handling of your vehicle
and trailer, causing sway. Pay attention
to the rear from time to time to pre-
pare yourself for being passed by large
trucks or buses, which may cause your
vehicle and trailer to sway. If swaying
happens, firmly grip the steering wheel
and reduce speed immediately but
gradually. Never increase speed. If it is
necessary to reduce speed,
slowly. Steer straight ahead. If you
make no extreme correction with the
steering or brakes, the vehicle and
trailer will stabilize.
Be careful when passing other ve-
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hicles. Passing requires considerable
distance. After passing a vehicle, do
not forget the length of your trailer and
be sure you have plenty of room be-
fore changing lanes.
In order to maintain engine braking and
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electrical charging performance, do not
use fifth gear (manual transmission) or
"D" (automatic transmission).
Because of the added load of the
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trailer, your vehicle's
overheat on hot days (at temperatures
over 30_C [85_F]) when going up a
long or steep grade with a trailer. If the
engine coolant
indicates overheating, immediately turn
off the air conditioning (if in use), pull
off the road and stop in a safe spot.
Refer to "If your vehicle overheats" on
brake
page 183.
Always place wheel blocks under both
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the vehicle and trailer wheels when
parking. Apply the parking brake firmly.
Put the transmission in "P" (automatic)
or in first or reverse (manual). Avoid
parking on a slope with a trailer, but
if it cannot be avoided, do so only
after performing the following:
1. Apply the brakes and keep them ap-
plied.
2. Have someone place wheel blocks un-
der both the vehicle and trailer wheels.
3. When the wheel blocks are in place,
release your brakes slowly until the
blocks absorb the load.
4. Apply the parking brake firmly.
5. Shift into first or reverse (manual) or
"P" (automatic) and turn off the engine.
When restarting out after parking on a
engine may slope:
1. With the transmission in "P" position
(automatic) or the clutch pedal de-
pressed (manual), start the engine.
temperature gauge
(With an automatic transmission, be
sure to keep the brake pedal de-
pressed.)
2. Shift into gear.
3. Release the parking brake (also foot
brake on automatic transmission ve-
hicles) and slowly pull or back away
from the wheel blocks. Stop and apply
your brakes.
4. Have someone retrieve the blocks.
Observe the legal maximum speeds
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for trailer towing.
Slow down and downshift before
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descending steep or long downhill
grades. Do not make sudden down-
shifts.
Avoid holding the brake pedal down
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too long or too frequently. This
could cause the brakes to overheat
and result in reduced braking effi-
ciency.
CAUTION
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