1997 Honda Odyssey Owner's Manual - Page 133

Towing a Trailer Before Starting Out As you are preparing to tow your trailer, do the following: Measure the trailer's tongue load. You can do this with a bathroom scale. Verify that the hitch and safety chain are securely fastened. Check the condition and air pressure of all tires on the trailer and your car. Low tire pressure can seriously affect the handling. Also check the spare tire. With everything loaded and the trailer connected, check that the rear of the car is not sagging. If so, redistribute the load in the car. Check that all lights on the car and trailer are working properly. GROUND (BLACK) BACK-UP LIGHT (GREEN/BLACK) LEFT TURN SIGNAL (GREEN/BLUE) RIGHT TURN SIGNAL (GREEN/YELLOW) BRAKE LIGHT (GREEN/WHITE) TAILLIGHT (RED/BLACK) Your car has a trailer lighting connector. To use the connector, remove the left rear light cover. Refer to the drawing above for the wiring color code and purpose of each connector pin. Since the lighting and wiring can be different for various brands of trailers, have a technician who is familiar with your trailer modify its lighting plug. A converter may be required between the car and trailer for the lights to work correctly. Driving