2001 Mercury Cougar Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 174
2001 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. • Do not tow a trailer with a temporary spare tire in use on the vehicle.
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
²Scheduled
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.
•
Do not
tow a
trailer
with
a
temporary
spare
tire
in
use
on
the
vehicle.