1993 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 190

MakingTUrllS When you're turning with a trailer, make wider turns than normal. Do this so your trailer won't strike soft shoulders, curbs, road signs, trees, or other objects.Avoid jerky or sudden maneuvers. Signal well in advance. Turn Signals When Towing a TMler When you tow atrailer, your vehicle has to have a different u n signal flasher tr and extra wiring. The green arrows on your instrument panel will flash whenever you signal a or lane turn change. Properly hooked up, the trailer lights will also flash, telling other drivers you're about toturn,change lanes or stop. When towing a trailer, the green arrowsDriving On Grades on your instrument panel will flash for Reduce speed andshift to a lower gear turns even if the bulbs onthe trailer are before you start down a longor steep burned out. Thus, you may t i k drivers downgrade. If you don't shift down, you hn behind you are seeing your signal when might have to use your brakesso much they are not. It's important to check that they would gethot and no longer occasionally to be sure the trailer bulbs work well. are still working. Your vehicle m y have a On a long uphill grade, down to shift bulb warning lights. When you plug speed to trailer lights into your vehicle's lighting D (Drive) and reduce your around 45 mph ( 0ludh) to reduce the 7 may system, its bulb warning lights not let you know if one of your lights goes possibility of engine andtransaxle overheating. out. So, when you havetrailer lights If you are towing a trailer that weighs plugged in, be sure to check your , O O more than 1 O pounds (450 kg), and to vehicle andtrailer lights from time you have an automatic transaxle with time to be sure they're all working. O c you disconnect the trailer lights, Overdrive, you may prefer to drive in D ne instead of Overdrive. again can tell the bulb warning lights you if one of your vehicle lights is out. I I89