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Driving your vehicle
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Trailer Towing
temperature gauge to ensure the
engine does not overheat.
If the needle of the coolant tem
-
perature gauge moves across the
dial towards 䳖130/H (HOT)䳗, pull
over and stop as soon as it is safe
to do so, and allow the engine to
idle until it cools down. You may
proceed once the engine has
cooled sufficiently.
䳜 You must decide driving speed
depending on trailer weight and
uphill grade to reduce the possi
-
bility of engine and transmission
overheating.
Parking on hills
Generally, if you have a trailer
attached to your vehicle, you should
not park your vehicle on a hill. Peo
-
ple can be seriously or fatally
injured, and both your vehicle and
the trailer can be damaged if they
unexpectedly roll down hill.
WARNING
Parking on a hill
Parking your vehicle on a hill with a
trailer attached could cause serious
injury or death, should the trailer
break loose or the brake stops
working.
Do not apply the accelerator pedal
to hold the vehicle on an uphill.
However, if you ever have to park
your trailer on a hill, here is how to
do it:
1. Pull the vehicle into the parking
space. Turn the steering wheel in
the direction of the kerb (left if
headed down hill, left if headed up
hill).
2. If the vehicle has an automatic
transmission, place the car in P
(Park).
3. Set the parking brake and shut off
the vehicle.
4. Place chocks under the trailer
wheels on the down hill side of
the wheels.
5. Start the vehicle, hold the brakes,
shift to neutral, release the park
-
ing brake and slowly release the
brakes until the trailer chocks
absorb the load.
6. Reapply the brakes, reapply the
parking brake and shift the vehicle
to P (Park) for automatic trans
-
mission.
7. Shut off the vehicle and release
the vehicle brakes but leave the
parking brake set.
NOTICE
Vehicles equipped with a dual clutch
transmission when towing a trailer
on steep grades, need to be aware
that the clutch in the transmission
could over-heat.When the clutch is
overheated, the safe protection
mode engages. If the safe protec
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