1993 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 234

electric brakes, start your vehicle and trailermoving and then apply the trailer brake controller hand to be sure the brakes are by working. This lets you check your electrical connection at the same time. During your trip, check occasionally to be sure that the load is secure, and that the lights and any trailer brakesare still working. Following Distance Stay at least twice as farbehind the vehicle ahead asyou would when driving your vehicle without a trailer. This can help you avoidsituations that require heavy braking and sudden turns. Passing You'll need more passing distance up aheadwhen 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 you can return to your lane. Backing Up Hold the bottomof the steering wheel with one hand. Then, tomove the trailer to the left, just move that hand tothe left. To move the trailer to th.e right, move your hand to theright. Always back up slowly and, if possible, have someone guide you. Making Turns When you're turning with a trailer, makewider 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 Trailer When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has to have a different turnsignal flasher and extra wiring. The green arrows on your instrument panel will flash whenever you signal a turn orlane change. Properly hooked up, the trailer lights will also flash, telling other drivers you're about to turn, change lanes or stop. When towing a trailer, the greenarrows on your instrument panel will are you flash for turnseven if the bulbs on the trailer burned out. Thus,