1993 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 183

Your Driving and the Road Driving with a Railer (CONTJ Backing Up Hold the bottom the steering wheel of with one hand. Then, tomove the trailer to the left, move that hand to the just left. To move the trailer to the right, move your handto the right. Always back up slowly and, if possible, have someone guide you. Making Turns When you're turning with a trailer, make wider turns than normal. this Do 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 'hailer When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has to have a different turn signal flasher and extra wiring.The green arrows on . . I your instrument panel will flash whenever you signal a turn lane or 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 tobe sure the trailer bulbs are still working. Driving On Grades Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you start down a longor steep downgrade. If you don't shiftdown, you might have to use yourbrakes so much that they would get hot and no longer work well. On a long uphill grade, shift down and reduce your speed to around45 mph (70 krn/h) to reduce the possibility of engine and transaxle overheating. If your vehicle has a 3800 V6 engine, you should also drive in D instead of Overdrive when towinga trailer on fairly level roads. This will help your engine and transaxlerun cooler in this condition, too. If you are towing a trailer that weighs more than 1 O pounds (454 kg), and OO , you have an automatic transaxle with Overdrive, you may prefer to drive inD instead of Overdrive. 1 2 8