Toyota Sequoia guide, Manual

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4-1. Before driving
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WARNING
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Trailer towing precautions
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To tow a trailer safely, use extreme care and drive the vehicle in accor-
dance with the trailer’s characteristics and operating conditions. Failure to
do so could cause an accident resulting in death or serious injury. Vehicle
stability and braking performance are affected by trailer stability, brake set-
ting and performance, and the hitch. Your vehicle will handle differently
when towing a trailer.
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Vehicles with electronically modulated air suspension: Set the vehicle
height to the “N” mode and turn off the rear height control air suspension
when you connect a trailer, otherwise the vehicle height may change due
to the automatic leveling function, and you may catch part of your body in
the vehicle, resulting in an accident.
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To avoid accident or injury
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Do not exceed the TWR, unbraked TWR, GCWR, GVWR or GAWR.
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If the gross trailer weight is over 2000 lb. (907 kg), a sway control device
with sufficient capacity is required.
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If the gross trailer weight is over 5000 lb. (2268 kg), a weight distributing
hitch with sufficient capacity is required.
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Adjust the tongue weight within the appropriate range. Place heavier loads
as close to the trailer axle as possible.
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Do not exceed 65 mph (104 km/h), the posted towing speed limit or the
speed limit for your trailer as set forth in your trailer owner’s manual,
whichever is lowest. Slow down sufficiently before making a turn, in cross
winds, on wet or slippery surface, etc. to help avoid an accident. If you
experience a vehicle-trailer instability from reducing a certain speed, slow
down and make sure you keep your vehicle speed under the speed of
which you experience the instability.
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Do not make jerky, abrupt or sharp turns.