Additional Towing Information

When towing a trailer, the vehicle's handling response changes compared with normal driving conditions.

For safety, observe the following precautions:

• Before towing in actual traffic, practice turning, stopping and reversing. Do not drive onto the road with a trailer until you are sure you can control the vehicle with the trailer safely.
• Before starting, check the operation of the trailer lights.
• Do not exceed 80 km/h or the speed limit set by traffic regulations, whichever is lower.
• On grades, do not exceed 30 km/h in first gear or 50 km/h in second gear.
• Allow sufficient space for turns and avoid sharp maneuvers.
• Start moving smoothly and avoid rapid acceleration and braking.
• Avoid sharp turns and lane changes.
• Always drive at moderate speeds.
• When reversing, ask someone to help you with maneuvering.
• Always keep a distance sufficient for braking.

When towing a trailer, the braking distance increases.

• Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before steep or long downhill grades.
• Avoid prolonged or excessive braking, which overheats the brakes and reduces braking efficiency.
• When parked, always chock the wheels of the vehicle and trailer. Apply the parking brake firmly.
• Parking on steep slopes is not recommended.

Parking the vehicle with a trailer on a slope cannot be done safely.

If the trailer coupling separates or other unexpected situations occur, people may be injured and the vehicle and trailer may be damaged.
• If someone removes the wheel chocks from the trailer wheels while standing behind the trailer, they may be injured. If the vehicle brakes slip or the coupling separates, the trailer may roll backward.

Make sure the person removing the chocks stands to the side of the vehicle.

• Follow the trailer manufacturer's instructions.

VEHICLE CONTROL ON DOWNHILL OR UPHILL GRADES Before steep or long downhill grades, reduce speed and shift to a lower gear. If you do not shift to a lower gear, the brakes will overheat from intensive use and braking efficiency will decrease.

On long uphill grades, shift to a lower gear and reduce speed to 70 km/h to reduce the risk of engine and transmission overheating.

PARKING ON A SLOPE Parking the vehicle with a trailer on a slope cannot be done safely. In an unexpected situation, the vehicle with the trailer may roll.

This may result in injury to people and damage to the vehicle and trailer.

If it is necessary to park the vehicle with a trailer on a slope, do the following:

1. Press the brake pedal, but do not move the shift lever to the Park "P" position (automatic transmission) or engage a gear (manual transmission).

2. Ask someone to place wheel chocks under the trailer wheels.

3. After the chocks are in place, release the brake pedal so the wheels press against the chocks.

4. Press the brake pedal again. Then apply the parking brake and move the automatic transmission selector to the Park "P" position or engage first gear/reverse on the manual transmission.

5. Release the brake pedal.

STARTING ON A SLOPE

1. Press the brake pedal and, keeping it pressed, do the following:

• Start the engine.
• Engage a gear and
• Release the parking brake.

2. Release the brake pedal.

3. Slowly roll forward so the trailer wheels move off the chocks.

4. Stop and ask someone to remove and stow the chocks.