1995 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 163

When towing a trailer, the green arrows on your instrument panel will flash turns evenif the bulbs on for the trailer are burned out. Thus, you may think drivers behind you are seeing your signal when they not. It's are important to check occasionallyto be sure the trailer bulbs are still working. Parking on Hills You really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer attached, on a hill. something goes wrong, your If rig could startto move. People can be injured, and both your vehicle and the trailer can be damaged. But if you ever have to park your rig on a hill, here's how to do it: 1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into PARK (P) yet. Driving On Grades Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you start down. a long steep downgrade. If you don't shift or down, you might have use your brakesso much that to they would get hot and longer work well. no On a long uphill grade, shift down and reduce your speed to around 45 mph (70 kmk) reduce the to possibility of engine and transaxle overheating. If you are towing a trailer, you may prefer to drive in DRIVE (D) instead of OVERDRIVE (@)(or, as you need to, a lower gear). 2. Have someone place chocks under the trailer wheels. are the 3. When the wheel chocks in place, release regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load. 4. Reapply the regular brakes. Then apply your parking brake, and then shift PARK (P). to 5 . Release the regular brakes. 4-35