Section 1 – Safety Information
R6 3/30/2017
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certain items, such as people, containers of
hazardous substances or containers of flammable
substances. A trailer not designed with living
quarters should only be used for transportation of its
intended cargo.
^ DANGER
You can die or be brain damaged by
Carbon Monoxide.
Do not operate a generator, portable grills,
portable heaters, portable lanterns or
portable stoves inside the trailer.
^ WARNING
Never transport people inside your
Featherlite trailer, even if it has living
quarters. Besides putting their lives at risk,
the transport of people may be illegal.
^ WARNING
Do not sleep in a trailer not equipped with
living quarters.
A trailer not designed with living quarters
should only be used for transportation of
its intended cargo.
^ WARNING
Your Featherlite trailer is not capable of
safely transporting flammable, explosive,
poisonous or other dangerous materials.
^ WARNING
Do not haul “loose” livestock in your horse
trailer.
Use a trailer designed to haul “loose”
livestock.
1.2.13 Inoperable Brakes, Lights or Mirrors
Be sure that the brakes (if equipped) and all of the
lights on your trailer are functioning properly before
towing your trailer. Electric brakes and lights on a
trailer are controlled via a connection to the tow
vehicle, generally a multi-pin electrical connector.
Check the trailer taillights by turning on your tow
vehicle headlights. Check the trailer brake lights by
having someone step on the tow vehicle brake pedal
while you look at trailer lights. Check the turn
signal lights by operating the turn signal lever in the
tow vehicle.
If your trailer has electric brakes, your tow vehicle
will have an electric brake controller that sends
power to the trailer brakes. Before towing the
trailer on the road, you must operate the brake
controller while trying to pull the trailer in order to
confirm that the electric brakes operate. While
towing the trailer at less than 5 mph, manually
operate the electric brake controller in the tow
vehicle cab. You should feel the operation of the
trailer brakes.
^ WARNING
Failure to connect the tow vehicle lighting
and braking to the trailer will result in
inoperable lights and brakes, and can lead
to collision.
Check that all the trailer lights and brakes
work before each tow.
If your trailer has hydraulic “surge” brakes, pull the
emergency breakaway brake lanyard to check the
operation of the surge mechanism.
Standard mirrors usually do not provide adequate
visibility for viewing traffic to the sides and rear a
towed trailer. You must provide mirrors that allow
you to safely observe approaching traffic.
1.2.14 Hazards From Modifying Your
Trailer
Essential safety items and structural integrity can be
damaged by altering your trailer. Even simply
driving a nail or screw can damage an electrical
circuit, LP gas line or other feature of the trailer.
Before making any alteration to your trailer, contact
your dealer or Featherlite, Inc. at 800-800-1230 and
describe the alteration you are contemplating.
Alteration of the trailer structure or modification of
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating or other
systems on your trailer must be performed only by
qualified technicians who are familiar with the
system as installed on your trailer.
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