o
Because
of
the
added load of the
trailer,
your
vehicle's
engine may
overheat
on hot days (at
temperatures
over
30°C
[85°F]) when going up a
long
or
steep
grade
with a trailer.
If
the
engine
coolant
temperature
gauge
indicates
overheating,
immediately
turn
off
the
air
conditioning
(if in use), pull
off
the
road and
stop
in a
safe
spot.
Refer
to
"If
your
vehicle
overheats"
on
page 201.
o
Always
place
wheel blocks
under
both
the
vehicle
and
trailer
wheels when
parking.
Apply
the
parking brake firmly.
Put
the
transmission
in "P" (automatic)
or
in
first
or
reverse (manual). Avoid
parking
on a
slope
with a trailer, but
if
it
cannot
be avoided, do so
only
after
performing
the following:
1.
Apply
the
brakes
and keep them ap-
plied.
2.
Have
someone
place wheel
blocks
un-
der
both the
vehicle
and
trailer
wheels.
3.
When
the
wheel blocks are in place,
release
your
brakes slowly until
the
blocks
absorb
the
load.
4.
Apply
the
parking brake firmly.
5.
Shift
into
first
or
reverse (manual) or
"P" (automatic) and turn off the engine.
192
When
restarting out after parking on a
slope:
1.
With
the
transmission
in "P" position
(automatic)
or
the
clutch pedal de-
pressed
(manual),
start
the engine.
(With an
automatic
transmission, be
sure
to
keep the brake pedal de-
pressed.)
2.
Shift
into gear.
3.
Release
the parking brake (also
foot
brake
on
automatic
transmission
ve-
hicles) and
slowly
pull
or
back
away
from
the wheel blocks. Stop and
apply
your
brakes.
4.
Have
someone
retrieve the blocks.
&
CAUTION
•
Observe
the
legal maximum speeds
for
trailer
towing.
•
Slow
down and downshift before
descending steep or long downhill
grades. Do not make sudden down-
shifts.
• Avoid holding
the
brake pedal down
too
long
or
too frequently.
This
could cause
the
brakes
to
overheat
and result in reduced braking effi-
ciency.
How to save fuel and make
your vehicle last longer, too
Improving
fuel
economy
is
easy-just
take
it easy. It will help
make
your
vehicle
last
longer, too. Here are some
specific
tips
on how to
save
money on both fuel and
repairs:
o Keep your
tires
inflated at
the
cor-
rect pressure.
Underinflation
causes
tire
wear and wastes fuel.
See
page
247 for instructions.
o Do not carry unneeded weight in
your vehicle.
Excess
weight
puts a
heavier
load on the engine,
causing
greater
fuel consumption.
o Avoid lengthy
warm-up
idling.
Once
the
engine is running smoothly, begin
driving-but
gently. Remember, howev-
er,
that
on cold
winter
days
this
may
take
a little longer.
• Keep
the
automatic transmission se-
lector lever into
"0"
when
engine
braking is not required. Driving with
the
selector
lever
in "4"
(5-speed
auto-
matic
transmission) or "3"
(4-speed
au-
tomatic
transmission)
will
reduce
the
fuel economy. (For details, see "Auto-
matic
transmission"
on page 97.)
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