4-49If You Do Decide To Pull A TrailerIf you do, here are some important points: There are many different laws, including speed limitrestrictions, having to do with trailering. Make sureyour rig will be legal, not only where you live butalso where you’ll be driving. A good source for thisinformation can be state or provincial police. Consider using a sway control if your trailer willweigh 5,000 lbs. (2 270 kg) or less. You shouldalways use a sway control if your trailer will weighmore than 5,000 lbs. (2 270 kg). You can ask ahitch dealer about sway controls. Don’t tow a trailer at all during the first 500 miles(800 km) your new vehicle is driven. Your engine,axle or other parts could be damaged. Then, during the first 500 miles (800 km) that youtow a trailer, don’t drive over 50 mph (80 km/h) anddon’t make starts at full throttle. This helps yourengine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at theheavier loads. You can tow in DRIVE (D). You may want to shiftthe transmission to THIRD (3) or, if necessary, alower gear selection if the transmission shifts toooften (e.g., under heavy loads and/or hillyconditions). See “Tow/Haul Mode” in the Index.Three important considerations have to do with weight: the weight of the trailer, the weight of the trailer tongue and the weight on your vehicle’s tires.
