1994 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual - Page 182

Following Distance Stay at leasttwice as far behind the vehicle ahead you would when as driving your vehicle without a trailer. This can help you avoid situations that require heavy braking and sudden turns. Passing You'll need more passing distance up ahead when you're towinga 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. Backing Up Hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one hand. Then, to move the trailer to the left, just move that hand to the To move the trailer to the left. right, move your handto the right. Always back up slowly if possible, and, have someone guide you. Making Turns When you're turning with trailer, make wider turns than normal. this a Do so your trailer won't strike soft shoulders, curbs, road signs, trees, or other objects. Avoid jerky or sudden maneuvers. Signal wellin advance. Turn Signals When Towinga Trailer When you towa trailer, your vehicle has have a different turnsignal to flasher and extra wiring. The green arrows your instrument panel will on flash whenever you signal a turn or lane change. Properly hooked up, the trailer lights will also flash, telling other drivers you're about toturn, change lanes or stop. When towing a trailer, the green arrows your instrument panel willflash on for turns even if the bulbs on thetrailer 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. Driving On Grades Reduce speed and shift to lower gear before you start down a long or a steep downgrade. If you don't shift down, you might have to your use brakes so much that they would get hot and no longer work well. On a long uphill grade, shift down and reduce your speed to around mph 45 (70 km/h) to reduce the possibility of engine and transmissionoverheating. 4-28