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TRAILER TOWING

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NOTICE

Pulling a trailer improperly can

damage your vehicle and result in

costly repairs not covered by your

warranty. To pull a trailer correctly,

follow the advice in this section.

Your vehicle can tow a trailer. To

identify what the vehicle trailering

capacity is for your vehicle, you

should read the information in

“Weight of the Trailer” that appears

later in this section.

Remember that trailering is different

than just driving your vehicle by itself.

Trailering means changes in han-

dling, durability, and fuel economy.

Successful, safe trailering requires

correct equipment, and it has to be

used properly.

This section contains many time-

tested, important trailering tips and

safety rules. Many of these are

important for your safety and that of

your passengers. Please read this

section carefully before you pull a

trailer.

Load-pulling components such as

the engine, transaxle, wheel assem-

blies, and tires are forced to work

harder against the load of the added

weight. The engine is required to

operate at relatively higher speeds

and under greater loads. This addi-

tional burden generates extra heat.

The trailer also adds considerably to

wind resistance, increasing the

pulling requirements.

If you do decide to pull a trailer

Here are some important points if

you decide to pull a trailer:

• State, provincial, county and

municipal government have vary-

ing trailering laws. Make sure your

hitch, mirrors, lights and wiring

arrangements are legal, not only

where you live, but also where

you’ll be driving. A good source for

this information is provincial or

local law enforcement agencies.

• Consider using a sway control. You

can ask a hitch dealer about sway

control.

• After your odometer indicates 800

km (500 miles) or more, you can

tow a trailer. For the first 800 km

(500 miles) that you tow a trailer,

don’t drive over 80 km/h (50 mph)

and don’t make starts at full throt-

tle. This helps your engine and

other parts of your vehicle “wear” in

at the heavier loads.

• Always drive your vehicle at a mod-

erate speed (less than 100 km/h).

• The important considerations have

to do with weight:

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