1994 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 130

Your Driving and the Road 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. Making Turns When you're turning with a trailer, make wider turns than normal. Do this so your trailer won't strike soft shoulders, curbs, road signs, trees, or other objects. Avoid jerky or sudden maneuvers. Signal wellin advance. Driving On Grades Reduce speed andshift to a lower gear before you start down a long or steep downgrade. If you don't shift down, you might have to use your 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 45 mph (70 km/h) to reduce the possibility of engine and transaxle overheating. If you are towing a trailer, ou may want to drive in "D" instead of D (or as you need to, a lower gear). Backing Up Hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one hand. Then, to move the trailer to the left, just move that handto the left. To move the trailerto the right, move your hand to the right. Always backup slowly and, if possible, have someone guide you. Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has to have a different turn signal flasher and extra wiring. The green arrows on your instrument panel will flash wheneveryou signal a turn or lane change. Properly hooked up, the trailerlights will also flash, telling other drivers you're about to turn, change lanes or stop. When towing a trailer, the greenarrows on your instrument panelwill flash for turns 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. 6 .. e 128