1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Owner's Manual - Page 183
1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Manual
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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. green arrows on your The instrument panel will flash whenever you signal a turn 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 turns evenif the bulbs on for the trailer are burned out. Thus, you may drivers think behind you are seeing yoursignal when they are not. It's important to check occasionally be sure the to trailer Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear you start before bulbs are still working. down a long or steep downgrade.you don't shift If 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 k to reduce the m) possibility of engine and transaxle overheating. Pay attentionto the engine coolant gage. the indicator If turn (if is in the red area, off the air conditioning you have this option) to reduce engine load (see "Engine Overheating" in the Index). 4-38