1993 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual - Page 183

Driving on Grades Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer a When you towa trailer, your vehicle has toReduce speed and shift to lower gear before you start downa long or steep have a different turn signal flasher and downgrade. If you don't shift down,you extra wiring. The green arrowson your so instrument panel will flash whenever you might have to use your brakes much that they would get hot and no longer signal a turn or lane change. Properly hooked up, the trailer lights will also flash, work well. telling other drivers you're about turn, to On a long uphill grade, shift down and change lanes or stop. reduce your speedto around 45 mph When towinga trailer, the green arrows on(70 km/h) to reduce the possibilityof your instrument panel will flash for turns engine and transmission overheating. even if the bulbs on the trailer are burned out. Thus, you may think drivers behind you are seeing your signal when they are not. It's important to check occasionally to be sure the trailer bulbs are still working. If you are towing a trailer and you have an automatic transmission with Overdrive, you may prefer to drive in D instead of Overdrive (or, asyou need to, a lower gear). Or, if you have a manual transmission with fifth (or sixth) gear and you are towinga trailer, it's better not to use fifth (or sixth)gear. Just drive if in fourth gear (fifth gear you have a six-speed manual transmission) (or, as you need to, a lower gear.