1993 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 179

1 Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has to 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 toturn, change lanes or stop. When towing a trailer, the green arrows on your instrument panel will flash for turns even if the bulbs onthe 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 longor 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, use the highest gear possible. If you cannot maintain posted speeds, driving at a lower speed may help avoid overheating your engine and transaxle. Parking on Hills You really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer attached, on a hill.If something goes wrong, your rig could start to move. People can be injured, and both your vehicle and the trailer can be damaged. But if you ever have to park your rig on a hill, here's how to do it: 1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into P (Park) yet, or into gear for a manual transaxle. If you have a manual transaxle with fifth 2. Have someone place chocks under the trailer wheels. gear, it's better not to use fifth gear. Just drive in fourth gear (or, as you need to, 3.When the wheel chocks arein place, a lower gear). release the regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load. 177