2000 Mercury Cougar Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 163
2000 Mercury Cougar Manual
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Driving Follow these guidelines to ensure safe towing procedure: • Stay within your vehicle's load limits. • Thoroughly prepare your vehicle for towing. Refer to Preparing to tow in this chapter. • Use extra caution when driving while trailer towing. Refer to Driving while towing a trailer in this chapter. • Service your vehicle more frequently if you tow a trailer. Refer to the severe duty schedule in the Scheduled Maintenance Guide". • Do not tow a trailer until your vehicle has been driven at least 800 km (500 miles). • Refer to the instructions included with towing accessories for the proper installation and adjustment specifications. 163
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Followtheseguidelinestoensure
safetowingprocedure:
•
Staywithinyourvehicle'sload
limits.
•
Thoroughlyprepareyourvehicle
fortowing.Referto
Preparing to
tow
inthischapter.
•
Useextracautionwhendriving
whiletrailertowing.Referto
Driving while towing a trailer
in
thischapter.
•
Serviceyourvehiclemore
frequentlyifyoutowatrailer.Refer
totheseveredutyscheduleinthe
±ScheduledMaintenanceGuide".
•
Donottowatraileruntilyour
vehiclehasbeendrivenatleast800
km(500miles).
•
Refertotheinstructionsincluded
withtowingaccessoriesforthe
properinstallationandadjustment
specifications.