Toyota Previa, Руководство пользователя

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PRE-T OWING SAFETY CHECK
Check that your vehicle remains level
when a loaded or unloaded trailer is
hitched. Do not drive if the vehicle has
an abnormal nose-up or nose-down
condition, and check for improper
tongue load, overload, worn suspen-
sion or other possible causes.
It is not necessary to compensate for
the hitch load by removing weight from
the towing vehicle as long as the rear
gross axle weight rating is not exceed-
ed.
Make sure the trailer cargo is securely
loaded so that it cannot shift.
Check that your rear view mirrors con-
form to any applicable federal, state/
provincial or local regulation. If not,
install the rear view mirrors required
for towing purpose.
It is recommended that any internal
load (passengers or baggage) in the
towing vehicle be distributed toward
the rear to increase the weight dis-
tribution percentage on the rear axle
so long as the rear gross axle weight
rating is not exceeded. This will reduce
the tendency of rear brake lock-up on
the towing vehicle. If the weight dis-
tribution on the rear axle of the towing
vehicle is not increased, the rear
brakes may tend to lock-up while
braking, especially on slippery roads,
thus causing oversteer during a turn,
skid, spin and/or jackknifing. This ten-
dency may especially occur while
braking abruptly during a turn when
towing a trailer that does not have
brakes. TRAILER TOWING TIPS
When towing a trailer, your vehicle will
handle differently than when not tow-
ing. The three main causes of vehicle-
trailer accidents are driver error, ex-
cessive speed and improper trailer
loading. Keep these in mind when tow-
ing:
Before starting out, check operation of
the lights and all vehicle-trailer con-
nections. After driving a short dis-
tance, stop and recheck the lights and
connections. Before actually towing a
trailer, practice turning, stopping and
backing with a trailer in an area away
from traffic until you learn the feel.
Backing with a trailer is difficult and re-
quires practice. Grip the bottom of the
steering wheel and move your hand to
the left to move the trailer to the left.
Move your hand to the right to move
the trailer to the right. (This procedure
is generally opposite to that when
backing without a trailer). Also, just
turn the steering wheel a little at a time,
avoiding sharp or prolonged turning.
Have someone guide you when back-
ing to reduce the risk of an accident.