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2-5. Driving information

CAUTION

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Trailer towing precautions

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Follow all the instructions described in this section. Failure to do so could cause

an accident resulting in death or serious injury.

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Exceeding the towing capacity, GVWR or GAWR can cause an accident result-

ing in death or serious personal injuries.

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To avoid accident or injury

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Do not exceed the trailer hitch assembly weight, gross vehicle weight, gross axle

weight and trailer tongue load capacities.

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Never load more weight in the back than in the front of the trailer. About 60% of

the load should be in the front half of the trailer, and the remaining 40% in the

rear.

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Vehicles with an electronically modulated air suspension, set the vehicle height to

LO mode and turn off the electronically modulated air suspension to prevent the

vehicle height from automatically changing.

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The tow hitch receiver installed on your vehicle must never be used on another

vehicle.

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Do not exceed 45 mph (72 km/h) or the posted towing speed limit, whichever is

lower. As instability (swaying) of the towing vehicle-trailer combination increases

as speed increases, exceeding 45 mph (72 km/h) may cause loss of control.

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Slow down and downshift before descending steep or long downhill grades. Do

not make sudden downshifts.

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Avoid holding the brake pedal down too long or applying the brakes too fre-

quently. This could cause the brakes to overheat and result in reduced braking

efficiency.

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Do not tow the vehicle with the compact spare tire installed.