1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 190

m r n Signals When Towing a 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 a turn or lane change. Properly hooked up, trailer lamps the will also flash, telling other drivers you're about to turn, change lanes or stop. Driving On Grades Reduce speed and shift tolower gearbeJore you start a down a longor steep downgrade.If you don't shift so down, you might have to use your brakes much that they would get hot and no longer work well. Parking on Hills You really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer hill. If something goes wrong, your rig attached, on a could start to move. People can be injured, and both your vehicle and trailer can be damaged. the When towing a trailer, the green arrows on your instrument panel will flash turns even if bulbs on for the the trailerare burned out. Thus, you may think drivers behind you are seeing your signal when they are not. It's But if you ever have to park your rig a hill, here's on important to check occasionally to be sure trailer the how to doit: bulbs are still working. 1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into Your vehicle may have bulb warning messages. When PARK (P) yet. you plug a trailer lighting system your vehicle's into 2. Have someone place chocks under the trailer wheels. lighting system,its bulb warning messages may not let So, you know if one of your lamps goes out. when you 3. When the wheel chocks are in place, release the have a trailer lighting system plugged be sure to in, regular brakes until chocks absorbthe load. the check your vehicle and trailer lamps time to time from 4. Reapply the regular brakes. Then apply your parking to be sure they're all working. Once you disconnect the brake, and then shift to PARK (P). trailer lamps,the bulb warning messages again can tell out. you if oneof your vehicle lamps is 5. Release the regular brakes. 4-37