1998 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 247

Trailer Wiring Harness If your vehicleis equipped with the 3,000-lb.(1 360 kg) trailer towing package option, will havea wiring you trunk trim. The harness is a harness located under the five-wire harness, with connector. These trailer-wiring harness color codes should be followed when connecting to your trailer: it Before you start, check the trailer hitch and platform (and attachments), safety chains, electrical connector, lamps, tires and mirror adjustment. the trailer has If electric brakes, start your vehicle trailer moving and and then apply the trailer brake controller by hand to be sure This lets you check your the brakes are working. electrical connection at the same time. During your trip, check occasionally to be sure that the load is secure, and that the lamps and any trailer brakes are still working. WHITE: Direct trailer groundfor trailer lamps. BROWN: Parking lamps. 0 YELLOW Left turn and stoplamps. GREEN: Right turn and stoplamps. Following Distance Stay at least twice far behind the vehicle ahead as you as would when driving your vehicle without a tr$ler. This can help you avoid situations that require heavy braking and sudden turns. 0 BLUE: Auxiliary circuit. Driving with a Trailer Towing a trailer requires a certain amount of experience. Before settingout for the open road, you'll want to get rig. to know your Acquaint yourself with the feel of handling and braking with added weightof the the trailer. And always keep in mind that the vehicle you are driving is now a good deal longer and not nearly as is responsive as your vehicle by itself. Passing You'll need more passing distance up ahead when you're towing a trailer. And, because you're a good deal longer, you'll need to go much farther beyond the passed vehicle before you can return to your lane. 4-36