1995 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 199

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 much farther go beyond the passed vehicle before can return to your you lane. Backing Up Hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one hand. Then, to move the trailer to theleft, just move that hand to the To move the trailer to the left. right, move your hand to the right. Always back up slowly and, if possible, have someone guide you. Making Turns NOTICE: Making very sharp turns while trailering could cause the trailer to come in contact with the vehicle. Your vehicle could be damaged. Avoid making very sharp turns while trailering. 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. Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer When you towa trailer, your vehicle has to have extra wiring anda heavy-duty turn signal flasher (includedin the optional trailering package). The green arrows on your instrument panel will flash whenever you signal a turn or lanechange. Properly hooked up, the trailer lamps will also flash, telling other drivers you're about to turn, change lanes orstop. When towing a trailer, the greenarrows on your instrument panel will flash for turns even if the bulbs on the trailer are burnedout. Thus, you may think drivers behind you are seeing your signal when they not. It's important are to check occasionally to besure the trailer bulbs are still 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 shiftdown, you might have to use your brakesso much that they would get hot no longer work well. and On a long uphill grade, shift down and reduce your speed to around mph 45 (70 W h ) to reduce the possibilityof engine and transmission overheating. 4-45