1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Owner's Manual - Page 222

Passing You'll need more passing distance ahead when you're towinga trailer. Because you're longer, you'll need to go muchfarther beyond the passed vehicle before you can return toyour lane. Backing Up Hold the bottom of the steering wheel withone hand. Then, move the to trailer to theleft, just move that hand to the left. To move the trailerto the right, move your hand to theright. Always back up slowly and, if possible, havesomeone guide you. Making Turns When you'returning with a trailer, make wider turns thannormal. Do this so your trailer won't strike soft shoulders, curbs, road signs, trees, or other objects. Avoid jerky sudden maneuvers. Signalwell in advance. or Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer When you tow a trailer, your vehiclehas to have a different turn signal flasher and extra wiring. The green arrows on your instrument panel will flash whenever you signal turn or lane change. Properlyhooked up, the a trailer lights will also flash, telling other drivers you'reabout to turn, change lanes or stop. When towing a trailer, the green arrows on your instrument panel will flash for turnseven if the bulbs on the trailer are burned out. Thus, you may think drivers behind you are seeing your signal when they not. are It's important to check occasionallyto be sure the trailer are still bulbs working. 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 your to use brakes so much that they get hotand no longer work well. 209