Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Trailer Wiring Harness
The light duty trailer wiring is a six-wire harness
assembly. The optional heavy-duty trailer wiring is an
eight-wire harness assembly. The harnesses are stored
under the vehicle, along the passenger-side frame
crossmember on two-door vehicles or on the driver’s
side corner frame crossmember on four-door vehicles.
The heavy-duty trailer wiring has
a 30-amp feed wire
with an inline
fuse located by the junction block. See
“Fuses and Circuit Breakers”
in the Index. Both
harnesses have no connector and should be wired by a
qualified electrical technician. The technician can
use
the following color code chart when connecting the
wiring harness
to your trailer.
Dark Blue: Use for electric trailer brakes or
auxiliary wiring.
0 Red: Use for battery charging; it connects to the
starter solenoid (eight-wire harness only).
0 Light Green: Back-up lamps (eight-wire
harness only).
Brown: Taillamps and parking lamps.
0 Yellow: Left stoplamp and turn signal.
0 Dark Green: Right stoplamp and turn signal.
0 White (Heavy Gage): Ground wire.
0 White (Light Gage): Auxiliary stoplamp.
Securely attach the harness
to the trailer, then tape or
strap
it to your vehicle’s frame rail. Be sure you leave it
loose enough so the wiring doesn‘t bend or break, but
not so loose that it drags on the ground. Store the
harness in its original place. Wrap the harness together
and tie
it neatly so it won’t be damaged.
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This vehicle has a clutched engine cooling fan. When
the clutch
is engaged, the fan spins faster to provide
more air
to cool the engine. In most everyday driving
conditions, the clutch
is not engaged. This improves
fuel economy and reduces fan noise. Under heavy
vehicle loading, trailer towing and/or high outside
temperatures. the fan speed increases when the clutch
engages.
So you may hear an increase in fan noise. This
is normal and should
not be mistaken as the
transmission slipping or making extra shifts.
It is merely
the cooling system functioning properly. The
fa11 will
slow down when additional cooling is not required and
the clutch disengages.
You may also hear this fan noise when you start the
engine.
It will go away as the fan clutch disengages.
If a Tire Goes Flat
It's unusual for a tire to "blow out" while you're driving.
especially
if you maintain your tires properly. If air goes
out of a tire, it's much Inore likely to leak out slowly.
But if you should ever have ;I "blowout." here are a few
tips about what to expect and what to do:
If a front tire fails. the flat tire will create a drag that
pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your foot off the
accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly.
Steer
to maintain lane position. and then gently brake to
a stop well out of the traffic lane.
A rear blowout. particularly on a curve. acts much like a
skid and may require the same correction you'd use in a
skid. In any rear blowout. remove your foot from the
xcelerator pedal. Get the \,chicle under control by
steering the way you want the vehicle to go. It may be
\.cry bunlpy and noisy. but you can still steer. Gently
brake
to a stop -- well off the road if possible.
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