1993 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 203

Willthetrailerbrakepartstake 3,000 psi (20 650 kPa)ofpressure? not,thetrailerbrakesystemmustnotbeusedwithyourvehicle. If I everythingchecksoutthisfar,thenmakethebrakefluidtapatthe f to therearbrakes.Butdon't port on the master cylinder that sends fluid If you do, it willbendandfinallybreak off. usecoppertubingforthis. Use steelbraketubing. Driving with a Trailer Towing atrailerrequiresacertainamount of experience.Beforesettingout to get to knowyourrig.Acquaintyourselfwith fortheopenroad,you'llwant thefeel of handlingandbrakingwiththeaddedweight of thetrailer.And alwayskeepinmindthatthevehicleyouaredrivingisnowagooddeal longerandnotnearly so responsiveasyourvehicleisbyitself. Beforeyoustart,checkthetrailerhitchandplatform,safetychains,electrical If thetrailerhaselectricbrakes, connector,lights,tiresandmirroradjustment. start your vehicle and trailer moving and then apply the trailer brake controller byhand to besurethebrakesareworking.Thisletsyoucheckyour electricalconnectionatthesametime. If youhavearear-mostwindowopenandyoupullatrailerwithyour vehicle,carbonmonoxide(CO)couldcomeintoyourvehicle. You can'tsee or smell CO. It cancauseunconsciousnessordeath(see "EngineExhaust" in theIndex). To maximizeyoursafetywhentowing a trailer: Haveyourexhaustsysteminspectedforleaksandmake necessaryrepairsbeforestarting on yourtrip. Keeptherear-mostwindowsclosed. If exhaustdoescomeintoyourvehiclethroughawindow in the or rear, or anotheropening,drivewithyourfront,mainheating coolingsystem on andwiththefanonanyspeed.Thiswill Do notuse MAX N C bringfresh,outsideairintoyourvehicle. because it onlyrecirculatestheairinsideyourvehicle.See "ComfortControls" in theIndex. is secure,and I I Duringyourtrip,checkoccasionally to besurethattheload thatthelightsandanytrailerbrakesarestillworking. 447