1993 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 189

'Your Driving and the Road Driving with a Tmiler (CONX) Following Distance Stay at least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead as you would when driving your vehicle without a trailer. This can help you avoid situations that require heavy braking and suddenturns. Passing You'll need more passing distance up ahead when you're towing a trailer. And, because you're a good deal longer, you'll need to go much farther beyond the passed vehicle before can return you to your lane. Backing Up Hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one hand. Then, to move the trailer to the left, just move that hand tothe left. To move the trailer to the right, move your hand tothe right. Always back up slowly and, if possible, have someone guide you. 188 behind you are seeing your signal when Making 'hrns they are not. It's important to check When you're turning with a trailer, occasionally to be sure the trailer bulbs make wider turns than normal. Do this are still working. so your trailer won't strike soft Vehicles with the optional Lamp shoulders, curbs, road signs, trees, or Monitor System will warn when a you other objects. Avoid jerky or sudden bulb burns out. But when you plug maneuvers. Signal well in advance. trailer lights into your vehicle's lighting Turn Signals When Towinga Trailer system, its bulb warning lights may not When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has let you know if one of your lights goes to have a differentturn signal flasher out. So, when you have trailer lights and extra wiring. The green arrows on plugged in, be sure to check your your instrument panel will flash vehicle and trailer lights from time to whenever you signal a turn or lane time to be sure they're all working. change. Properly hooked up, the trailer Once you disconnect the trailer lights, lights will also flash, telling other your Lamp Monitor System again can drivers you're about to turn, change tell you if one of your vehicle lightsis lanes or stop. out. When towing a trailer, the green arrows on your instrument panel will flash for turns even if the bulbs on the trailer are burned out. Thus, you may think drivers