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yourself with the feel
of handling and braking
with the added weight of the trailer. Always keep in mind that the vehicle you are driving is now a good deal longer and not nearly asresponsive as your vehicle is without a trailer. Before you start, check the trailer hitch, safety chains, tires and mirror adjustment. Be sure your vehicle’s tires are inflated to the cold inflation pressure listed in the manual.You’ll find these numbers on the tire and loading information placard at the sill of the driver’s door.Refer to “Tire inflation pressures” on page 9-15. Stay at least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead as you would when driving your vehi-cle without a trailer. This can help you avoid situations that require heavy braking and sud- den turns.
You’ll need more passing distance up ahead when you’re towing a trailer. And, becauseyou’re a good deal longer, you’ll need to go much farther beyond the passed vehicle before you can return to your lane. Hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one hand. Then, to move the trailer to the left, just move that hand to the left. To move thetrailer to the right, move your hand to the right. Always back up slowly and, if possible, have someone guide you. When you’re turning with a trailer, make wider than normal turns to help prevent thetrailer from striking shoulders, curbs, road signs, trees or other objects.
Avoid jerky or sudden maneuvers. Signal well in advance. Towing a trailer puts additional burden on the engine and transaxle, which may cause over- heating. Following are some suggestions to reduce overheating: When towing at high altitudes, engine coolant and automatic transaxle fluid will overheat at a lower temperature than at normal altitudes.If you turn your engine off immediately after towing at high altitude on steep uphill grades, your vehicle may show signs similar to over-heating. To avoid this, let the engine run while parked (preferably on level ground)
Vehicle preparation Tire Following distance
Passing Backing up Making turns
CAUTION Making sharp turns while towing a trailer could cause the trailer to come in contact with the vehicle. Your vehicle could be dam- aged. Avoid making sharp turns while tow-ing a trailer.
Overheating
Cause of over-
heating
Solution
Air conditioning on Turn off Highway speeds Reduce speed Going up hills
Select lower gear posi- tion
Stop-and-go city traffic
With the vehicle stopped, shift to the “N” (NEUTRAL) position and idle the engine at high idle.
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Alphabetical index 12-4
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Overheating
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8-4
P
Parking
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.......................
6-6
Parking brake
................
.................
5-46
Parking brake lever stroke
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9-19
Parking lights
Bulb location and capacity
...............
9-28
Replacement
.................
.................
9-30
Parking sensors
.................
...............
5-123
Polishing
.......................
.....................
9-38
Power brakes
.....................
.................
5-74
Power outlet
..................
...................
5-208
Power panoramic sunroof
....................
5-43
Power windows
.................
.................
5-40
Puncture (Tire changing)
.......................
8-6
R
Radiator cap
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...................
9-8
Reading lights
Bulb location and capacity
...............
9-29
Rear axle oil
...............
.................
9-9
, 11-7
Rear combination lights
Bulb location and capacity
...............
9-28
Replacement
.................
.................
9-32
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
....................
5-112
Rear seat adjustment
.............................
4-6
Rear side-marker lights
Bulb location and capacity
...............
9-28
Rear turn signal light
Bulb location and capacity
...............
9-28
Replacement
...................
................
9-32
Rear-view camera
.............................
5-127
Rearview mirror
Inside rearview mirror
.....................
5-51
Outside rearview mirrors
.................
5-53
Replacement of light bulbs
...................
9-27
Replacing tires and wheels
...................
9-16
Reporting Safety Defects
.....................
10-2
S
Safe driving techniques
.........................
6-4
S-AWC (Super-All Wheel Control)
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5-67
Seat belt
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.......................
4-13
Adjustable seat belt shoulder anchor
.4-19
Child restraint systems
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4-22
Front passenger seat belt warning light
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4-19 Maintenance and inspection
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4-30
Seat belt extender
............................
4-20
Seat belt force limitter
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4-22
Seat belt pre-tensioners
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4-21
Seat belt use during pregnancy
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4-21
Seats
...........................
........................
4-2
Arm rest
..................
..................
4-6
, 4-8
Front seats
...................
....................
4-3
Head restraints
.................
................
4-9
Making a cargo area
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4-12
Rear seats
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...................
4-6
Seats and restraint systems
................
4-3
Service brake
.....................
.................
5-73
Service precautions
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................
9-2
Side turn signal light
Bulb location and capacity
...............
9-28
Snow tires
.....................
.....................
9-18
Spark plugs
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.....................
9-20
Starting the engine
.....................
5-24
, 5-58
Steering
Steering wheel height and reach adjustment 5-50
Stop lights
Bulb location and capacity
...............
9-28
Storage spaces
...................
...............
5-217
Sun visors
.....................
...................
5-207
Super-all wheel control (S-AWC)
S-AWC drive mode display
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5-69
S-AWC drive mode-selector
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5-68
S-AWC operation display
................
5-69
Supplemental Restraint System
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4-30
How the Supplemental Restraint System works
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4-33
Maintenance service
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4-45
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