1993 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 162

1993 Chevrolet Lumina Manual

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Your Drivingand the Road Driving with a Trailer (CONT.) When towing a trailer, green arrows Driving On Grades the Making Turns on your instrument panel will flash for Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear When you're turning with a trailer, or make wider turns thannormal. Do this turns even if the bulbs on thetrailer are before you start down a long steep burned out. Thus, you may think you downgrade. If you don't shift down, so your trailer won't strike soft drivers behind you are seeing your might have to use your brakesso much shoulders, curbs, road signs, trees, or signal when they not. It's important that they would get and no longer are hot other objects. Avoid jerky or sudden to check occasionally to be sure the work well. maneuvers. Signal wellin advance. trailer bulbsare still working. On a long uphill grade, shift down and Turn Signals When Towing Trailer a Your vehicle has bulb warning .lights. reduce your speed around 45 mph to When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has When you plugtrailer lightsinto your (70 W h ) to reduce the possibility of to have a differentturn signal flasher vehicle's lighting system, its bulb engine and transaxle overheating. and extra wiring.The green arrowson warning lightsmay not let you know if If you are towing a trailer and you have your instrument panel will flash one of your lights goesout. So, when an automatic transaxle with Overdrive, whenever you signal aturn or lane you have trailer lights plugged in, be (or, change. Properly hooked up, the trailer sure to check your vehicle and trailer it's best to drive in D instead of as you needto, a lower gear). This will lights will also flash, telling other lights from time time to be sure to minimize heat build-up extend the and drivers you're about turn,change to they're all working. Once you life of your transaxle. lanes or stop. disconnect the trailer lights, the bulb warning lights again can tell if one you of your vehicle lightsis out. I60

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Your
Driving
and
the
Road
Driving
with
a
Trailer
(CONT.)
Making
Turns
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
Trailer
When
you
tow
a
trailer,
your
vehicle
has
to have
a
different
turn signal
flasher
and
extra
wiring. The green
arrows on
your
instrument
panel
will
flash
whenever
you
signal
a
turn or
lane
change.
Properly
hooked
up, the trailer
lights
will
also
flash,
telling
other
drivers
you’re
about
to
turn, change
lanes
or
stop.
I60
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
behind
you
are
seeing
your
signal
when
they
are not. It’s
important
to check
occasionally to be sure the
trailer
bulbs are still
working.
Your
vehicle
has
bulb
warning
.lights.
When
you
plug trailer
lights
into your
vehicle’s
lighting
system,
its
bulb
warning
lights may not let you
know if
one
of
your
lights
goes out.
So,
when
you
have
trailer
lights
plugged in, be
sure to check
your
vehicle
and
trailer
lights
from
time
to time to be sure
they’re
all
working.
Once
you
disconnect the trailer
lights, the bulb
warning
lights
again
can
tell
you if one
of your
vehicle
lights
is
out.
Driving
On
Grades
Reduce
speed and shift to a
lower
gear
before
you start down
a
long or steep
downgrade. If you
don’t
shift
down,
you
might
have to use
your
brakes
so
much
that they
would
get hot and no longer
work
well.
On a
long
uphill
grade,
shift
down
and
reduce
your
speed
to around
45
mph
(70
W
h
)
to reduce the possibility
of
engine and transaxle
overheating.
If you
are
towing
a
trailer
and
you
have
an
automatic transaxle
with
Overdrive,
it’s best to drive in
D
instead of
(or,
as you
need to, a
lower
gear).
This
will
minimize
heat
build-up
and extend the
life of your
transaxle.