1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manual - Page 183

Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer When you tow a trailer, your vehicle may need a different turn signal flasher and/or extra wiring. Check with your Oldsmobile retailer. The green arrows on your instrument panel will flash whenever you signal turna or lane change. Properly hooked up, the trailer lamps will also flash, telling other drivers you're about to turn, change lanes or stop. Driving On Grades I NOTICE: Do not tow on steep continuous grades exceeding 6 miles (9.6 km). Extended, higher than normal engine and transaxle temperatures may result and damage your vehicle. Frequent stops are very important to allow the engine and transaxle to cool. When towing a trailer, the green arrows on your instrument panel will flash for turns evenif the bulbs on the trailer are burned out. Thus, you may think drivers behind you are seeing yoursignal when they are not. It's important to check occasionally to be sure the trailer Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you start bulbs are still working. 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 k m k ) to reduce the possibility of engine and transaxle overheating. Pay attentionto the engine coolant gage. If the indicator turn off the air conditioning (if you is in the red area, have this option) to reduce engine load (see "Engine Overheating" in the Index). 4-38