1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA tow

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Driving with a Trailer (CONT.)
Making Turns
When you’re turning with a trailer, make wider turns than normal. Do this
so your trailer won’t strike soft
shoulders, curbs, road signs, trees, or
other objects. Avoid jerky or sudden
maneuvers. Signal well in advance.
Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has
to have a different turn signal flasher
and extra wiring. The green arrows on
your instrument panel will flash
whenever you signal a turn or lane
change. Properly hooked up, the trailer
lights will also flash, telling other
drivers you’re about to turn, change
lanes or stop.
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When towing a trailer, the green arrows
on your instrument panel will flash for
turns even if the bulbs on the trailer are
burned out. Thus, you may think
drivers behind you are seeing your
signal when they are not. It’s important
to check occasionally to be sure the
trailer bulbs are still working.
Your vehicle has bulb warning .lights.
When you plug trailer lights into your
vehicle’s lighting system, its bulb
warning lights may not let you know if
one
of your lights goes out. So, when
you have trailer lights plugged in, be
sure to check your vehicle and trailer
lights from time to time to be sure
they’re all working. Once you disconnect the trailer lights, the bulb
warning lights again can tell you if one
of your vehicle lights
is out.
Driving On Grades
Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear
before you start down a long or steep
downgrade. If you don’t shift down,
you
might have to use your brakes so much
that they would get hot and no longer
work well.
On a long uphill grade, shift down and
reduce your speed to around
45 mph
(70 Wh) to reduce the possibility of
engine and transaxle overheating.
If you are towing a trailer and you have
an automatic transaxle with Overdrive,
it’s best to drive in
D instead of (or,
as you need to, a lower gear). This will
minimize heat build-up and extend the
life of your transaxle.

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You really should not park your vehicle,
with a trailer attached,
on a hill. If
something goes wrong, your rig could
start to move. People can be injured,
and both your vehicle and the trailer
can be damaged.
But if you ever have to park your rig
on
a hill, here’s how to do it:
1. Apply your regular brakes, but don’t
shift into
P (Park) yet.
2. Have someone place chocks under
the trailer wheels.
3. When the wheel chocks are in place,
release the regular brakes until the
chocks absorb the load.
4. Reapply the regular brakes. Then
apply your parking brake, and then
shift to
P (Park).
5. Release the regular brakes.
When You are Ready to Leave After
Parking on a
Hill
1. Apply your regular brakes and hold
the pedal down while you:
Start your engine;
Shift into a gear; and
Release the parking brake.
2. Let up on the brake pedal.
3. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear
4. Stop and have someone pick up and
of
the chocks.
store the chocks.
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
Your vehicle will need service more
often when you’re pulling a trailer. See
the Maintenance Schedule for more
on
this. Things that are especially
important in trailer operation are
automatic transaxle fluid (don’t
overfill), engine oil, belts, cooling
system, and brake adjustment. Each
of
these is covered in this manual, and the
Index will help you find them quickly. If
you’re trailering, it’s a good idea to
review these sections before you start
your trip.
Check periodically to see that all hitch
nuts and bolts are tight.

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some problems that
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Hazard Warning Flashers ........................................................................\
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Jump Starting ........................................................................\
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Towing Your Chevrolet ........................................................................\
.............. 169
Engine Overheating ........................................................................\
.................... 173
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................................................\
....................... 180
Changing a Flat Tire ........................................................................\
................... 181
Compact Spare Tire ........................................................................\
.................... 187
If You're Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ..................................................... 188

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Towing Your Chevrolet
Try to have a GM dealer or a
professional towing service tow your Chevrolet. The usual towing equipment
is:
(A) Sling-type tow truck
(B) Wheel-lift tow truck
(C) Car carrier
If your vehicle has been changed or
modified since it was factory-new by
adding aftermarket items like fog lamps,
aero slurting, or special tires and
wheels, these instructions and
illustrations may not be correct.
Before you do anything, turn on the
hazard warning flashers. When you call, tell
the towing service:
That your vehicle cannot be towed
from the front with sling-type
equipment.
drive.
vehicle. lever.
damaged.
That your vehicle has front-wheel
The male, model, and year of your
Whether you can still move the shift
If there was an accident, what was
When the towing service arrives, let the
tow operator know that this manual
contains detailed towing instructions
and illustrations. The operator may
want to see them.
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To help avoid injury to you
b or others:
Never kt paseengers ride in a
vehicle is being towed.
* Never tow €dter than safe or
posted speeds.
Never tow with damaged parts
not fully sawed.
Nwer get under your vehicle after
it has been lifted by the tow
truck,
on each side when towing a
vehicle.
Never use “J’’ hooks. Use T-
hooks instead.
* Always use separate safety chains
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Towing Your Chevrolet (CONT.)
When your vehicle is being towed, have
the ignition key
off. The steering wheel
should be clamped in a straight-ahead
position, with a clamping device designed for towing service.
Do not use
the vehicle’s steering column lock for
this. The transaxle should be in
N (Neutral) and the parking brake
released.
Don’t have your vehicle towed on the
front wheels, unless you must. If the
vehicle must be towed on the front
wheels and it is not a
2-34, don’t go
more than
35 mph (56 km/h) or farther
than
50 miles (80 km) or your transaxle
will be damaged. If you must tow a 2-34
on the front wheels, don’t go more than
55 mph (90 Wh) or farther than 500
miles (804 lun) or your transaxle will be
damaged. If these limits must be
exceeded, then the front wheels have to
be supported on a dolly.
A vehicle can fall from a car
carrier if it isn’t properly
secured. This can cause a collision,
serious personal injury and vehicle
damage. The vehicle should
be
tightly secured with chains or steel
cables before it is transported.
Don’t use substitutes (ropes,
leather straps, canvas webbing,
etc.) that can be cut by sharp edges
Towing from the Front-
Vehicle
Hookup
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Before hooking up to a tow truck, be
sure to read all the information on
Towing Your Cheurolet earlier in this
section.
1. Attach T-hook chains into the side
slots in the cradle in front of the
wheels, on both sides.
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equipment or fascidfog light
damage will occur
Use wheel-lift or c'
equipment. Additional rampi
may be required for car Carrie
equipment.
Use safety chains and wheel stra
NOTICE I
To help avoid damaging a vehicle
during a tow over rough surfaces,
install a towing dolly beneath the
wheels that would otherwise be on
the ground during the tow. This
will increase clearance between the
wheel lift equipment and the
underbodv of the towed vehicle. 2. Attach a separate safety chain around
the outboard end
of each lower
control
arm.

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Towing from the Rear-
Vehicle Hook-up
Before hooking up to a tow truck, be
sure to read all the information on
Towing Your Chevrolet, including
towing speeds, earlier in this section.
1. Attach T-hook chains on both sides
in the slotted holes in the bottom of
the floor pan support rails just ahead
of the rear wheels.
2. Position the lower sling crossbar just
ahead
of the rear bumper.
3. Attach a separate safety chain around I
the outboard end of each lower
control arm.
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Engine:
If you get the overheat warning but see
or hear no stem, the problem may not
be
too serious. Sometimes the engine
can get
a little too hot when you:
Climb a long hill on a hot day.
Stop after high speed driving.
Idle for long periods in traffic.
Tow a trailer.
If you get the overheat warning with no
sign of steam, try this for a minute or
1. If you have an air conditioner, turn it
so:
Off.
I If Steam is Coming from Your Engine:
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Engine Overheating
You will find a coolant temperature
gage or the warning light about a hot
engine on your Chewolet’s instrument
panel. You also have a low coolant
warning light on your instrument panel.
See the
Index under Coolant
Temperature Gage for the gage cluster. Steam from
an overheated
engine can burn you badly,
/I‘ even if you just open the hood. Stay
away from the engine if you see or
hear steam coming from it. Just
turn it
off and get everyone away
from the vehicle until it cools down.
Wait until there is no sign of steam
or coolant before opening the hood.
If you keep driving when your
engine
is overheated, the liquids in
it can catch fire. You or others
could be badly burned. Stop your
engine
if it overheats, and get out of
the vehicle until the engine
is cool.
2. Tm on your heater to full hot at the
I I highest fan speed and open the
window as necessary.
3. Try to keep your engine under load
(in a drive gear where the engine
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