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GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNING
To protect you and others against death or serious injury, all of the
labels shown must be on the trailer and must be legible. If any of these
labels are missing or cannot be read, contact your dealer for replacement
labels. You will need to provide us with the number shown at the
bottom of the label(s) in order for us to send the correct one(s).
TRAILER TOWING GUIDE
Driving a vehicle with a trailer in tow is vastly different from driving the same vehicle without a
trailer in tow. Acceleration, maneuverability and braking are all diminished with a trailer in tow.
It takes longer to get up to speed; you need more room to turn and pass, and more distance to
stop when towing a trailer. You will need to spend time adjusting to the different feel and ma-
aspects of maneuverability when towing a trailer, the hazards and risks of injury are also much
greater than when driving without a trailer. You are responsible for keeping your vehicle and trailer
in control, and for all the damage that is caused if you lose control of your vehicle and trailer.
the trailer, you must follow all of the instructions for inspection, testing, loading and coupling.
Also, before you start towing, adjust the mirrors so you can see the trailer as well as the area to
the rear of it.
trailer combination responds. Next, make some right and left hand turns. Watch in your side
mirrors to see how the trailer follows the tow vehicle. Turning with a trailer attached requires
more room.
Stop the rig a few times from speeds no greater than 10 mph. If your trailer is equipped with
brakes, try using different combinations of trailer/electric brake and tow vehicle brake. Note the
effect that the trailer brakes have when they are the only brakes used. When properly adjusted,
the trailer brakes will come on just before the tow vehicle brakes.
It will take practice to learn how to back up a tow vehicle with a trailer attached. Take it slow.
Before backing up, get out of the tow vehicle and look behind the trailer to make sure that there
are no obstacles. Some drivers place their hands at the bottom of the steering wheel, and while
the tow vehicle is in reverse, “think” of the hands as being on the top of the wheel. When the
hands move to the right (counter-clockwise, as you would do to turn the tow vehicle to the left
wheel clockwise with your hands at the bottom of the wheel will move the rear of the trailer to
the left, while backing up. If you are towing a bumper hitch rig, be careful not to allow the trailer
to turn too much, because it will hit the rear of the tow vehicle. To straighten the rig, either pull
forward, or turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction.