1994 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 200

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 Trailer a When you tow a trailer, your vehicle hasto 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. 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. 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 andno longer work well. On a long uphill grade, shift down andreduce your speed to around 45 mph (70 k d h ) to reduce the possibility of engine and transmission overheating. If you have an automatic transmission, you should use "D"when towing a trailer. Operating your vehicle in "D" when towing a trailer will minimize heat buildup and extend the life of your transmission. Or, if you have a manual transmission with fifth gear, it's better not to use fifth gear, just drive in fourth gear (or, as you need to, a lower gear). Parking on Hills You really should not park your vehicle, with trailer attached, on a hill. If a something goes wrong, your rig could start to move. People can beinjured, and both your vehicle and the trailer can be damaged. But if you ever have to park your rig ona hill, here's how todo it: 1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into "P" (Park) yet, or into gear fora manual transmission. 2. Have someone place chocks under the trailer wheels. 3. When the wheel chocks are in place, release the regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load. 4-42