1996 Lincoln Continental Owner's Manual - Page 201

Driving While You Tow Be especially careful when driving while you tow a trailer. Never drive faster than 45 mph (70 km/h) when you tow in hilly country on hot days. Also, anticipate stops so that you can brake gradually. Towing a trailer increases the load on the engine and transaxle, particularly in hilly country and with heavier trailers. Under these conditions you may experience an excessive amount of shifting between Overdrive and Third gears. Moving the shift selector to D (Overdrive Lockout) will keep this from happening and will provide better engine braking. When driving in less hilly country or with a lighter trailer load. you may move the gearshift selector lever to (Overdrive) without experiencing excessive shifting. When driving down steep hills, you should put the gearshift selector lever in the I (First) position to shift the transaxle into second gear. This will provide additional engine braking. The automatic transaxle will automatically downshift to the proper gear for driving up a grade. If you use the speed control while you are towing on very long, steep grades, the speed control may shut off. Servicing your vehicle if you tow If you tow a trailer for a long distance, your vehicle will need to be serviced more frequently than usual. See the Maintenance Schedule and Record booklet. 198