User Guide

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your rig will be legal, not only where you live but
also where you’ll be driving.
A good source for this
information can be state or provincial police.
Consider using a sway control if your trailer will
weigh
2,000 pounds (900 kg) or less. You should
always
use a sway control if your trailer will weigh
more than,2,000 pounds
(900 kg).
You can ask a hitch dealer about sway controls.
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Don’t tow a trailer at all during the first 1,000 miles
(1600 km) your new vehicle is driven. Your engine,
axle or other parts could be damaged.
Then, during the first 500 miles (800 km) that you
tow a trailer, don’t‘drive over
50 mph (80 km/h) and
don’t make starts at full throttle.
This helps your
engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the
heavier loads.
Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer.
Don’t drive faster than the maximum posted speed
for trailers (or no more than
55 mph (90 h/h) to
save wear on your vehicle’s parts.
Three important considerations have to
do with weight:
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