Driving with a Trailer
Towing a trailer requires experience. Get familiar with handling and braking with the added trailer weight. The vehicle is now longer and not as responsive as the vehicle is by itself.
Check all trailer hitch parts and attachments, safety chains, electrical connectors, lamps, tires, and mirror adjustments. If the trailer has electric brakes, start the vehicle and trailer moving and then apply the trailer brake controller by hand to be sure the brakes are working.
During the trip, check regularly to be sure that the load is secure, and the lamps and trailer brakes are working properly.
See also:
Lower Anchor and Top Tether Anchor
Locations
Rear Seat
(Top Tether Anchor):
Seating positions with top
tether anchors.
(Lower Anchor): Seating
positions with two lower
anchors.
To assist you in locating
the lower anchors, each ...
Trailer Brakes
Because the vehicle has antilock brakes, do not try to
tap into the vehicle’s hydraulic brake system. If you
do, both brake systems will not work well, or at all.
Does your trailer have its own ...
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
The lever on the left side of the steering column
includes the following:
: Turn and Lane-Change Signals
: Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
: Windshield Wipers
: Windshield Washer
Flash-To- ...