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How To Drive Towing A Trailer 2011 Chevrolet Equinox
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Owner's Manual - Page 1
2011 Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual M
In Brief ...1-1 Instrument Panel ...1-2 Initial Drive Information ...1-4 Vehicle Features ...1-18 Performance and Maintenance ... ...8-1 Air Vents ...8-5 Maintenance ...8-6 Driving and Operating ...9-1 Driving Information ...9-2 Starting and Operating ...9-27 Engine Exhaust ...9-33 Automatic Transmission ...9-34 Drive Systems ...9-37 Brakes ...9-37 Ride Control...
Owner's Manual - Page 2
2011 Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual M
Headlamp Aiming ...10-31 Bulb Replacement ...10-33 Electrical System ...10-37 Wheels and Tires ...10-43 Jump Starting ...10-72 Towing ...10-76 Appearance Care ...10-79 Service and Maintenance ...11-1 General Information ...11-1 Scheduled Maintenance ...11-2 Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts ...11-6 Maintenance Records ...11-9 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down, then push down hill or towing a trailer to limit the top gear and vehicle speed. To use this feature on or off...2.4L engine have a Fuel Economy Mode. Move the shift lever to turn this feature: 1.
Use this mode when driving down momentarily on page 9‑38. Slowly pull your foot up off . Press the plus/minus button on page ...
Owner's Manual - Page 224
...what they might do and be careless and make mistakes. 9-2
Towing
Driving and Operating
General Towing Information ...Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips ...Trailer Towing ...Towing Equipment ...Trailer Sway Control (TSC) ... These simple defensive driving techniques could save your life. or if you drive after drinking.
In addition:
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Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness, and...
Owner's Manual - Page 245
... (5 x 150) = 650 lbs).
5. The resulting figure equals
the available amount of the driver and passengers from your trailer will be five 150 lb passengers in your vehicle. Driving and Operating
Steps for important information on towing a trailer, towing safety rules and trailering tips. Example 1 = 453 kg (1,000 lbs).
Consult this manual to your vehicle's placard.
2. See...
Owner's Manual - Page 249
... km (500 mi). See Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips on page 9‑57 for the trailer towing capabilities of your vehicle and ...drive at any one constant speed, fast or slow, for the first 322 km (200 mi) or so. During the first 1 000 km (600 mi), avoid using more information. If the key cannot be fully extended to the switch or break the key.
Do not tow a trailer...
Owner's Manual - Page 253
... not reach, use the steps that follow.
If you are pulling a trailer, see Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips on page 9‑57.
To Use The Engine Coolant Heater
1. Plug...electrical cord is not fully in P (Park) with the parking brake firmly set the parking brake. Driving and Operating
9-31
Engine Coolant Heater
The engine coolant heater, if available, can help in cold weather ...
Owner's Manual - Page 256
...engine because the vehicle cannot move . If parking on a hill and pulling a trailer, see Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips on page 9‑57. See Shifting Into Park on page 9‑57... the seats. You or others could be injured. If you are pulling a trailer, see Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips on page 9‑31. The vehicle has an automatic transmission shift lock ...
Owner's Manual - Page 258
... will prevent shifting to 5 (Fifth) gear, press the + (Plus) button or shift into D (Drive). Slow the vehicle, then press the − (Minus) button to increase or decrease the gear range ...will not be used. For this mode when driving downhill or towing a trailer to the M indicating the highest available gear under manual mode and the driving conditions when manual mode was selected. M (...
Owner's Manual - Page 261
...;57.
9-39
Brake Assist
This vehicle has a brake assist feature designed to drive off .
Slowly pull your foot up off before driving. If the parking brake is not released when you are towing a trailer and are parking on a hill, see Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips on a grade. It will be useful when the vehicle is no...
Owner's Manual - Page 279
... warranty. Pull a trailer only if all .
Driving and Operating
9-57
Towing
General Towing Information
Only use the proper trailering equipment. Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips
{ WARNING
The driver can tow a trailer when equipped with preparing the vehicle for towing a trailer. For trailering capacity, see "Trailer Towing." For information on towing the vehicle behind...
Owner's Manual - Page 280
... behind the vehicle ahead as the vehicle is by hand to trailering. This reduces wear on the vehicle.
Check all during cornering.
Do not tow a trailer at full throttle. Driving with the Ultra Rear Parking Assist (URPA) system, turn the system off when towing a trailer. There are many laws, including speed limit restrictions that apply to...
Owner's Manual - Page 281
... come in advance and avoid jerky or sudden maneuvers.
9-59
Driving on the trailer are still working. If the transmission is needed when towing a trailer. Avoid making very sharp turns while trailering. When turning with the vehicle. The vehicle can tow in P (Park) for turns even if the bulbs on Grades
Reduce speed and shift to...
Owner's Manual - Page 282
... and the trailer can be damaged. Apply and hold the brake pedal. 2. Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
The cooling system may temporarily overheat during the trip. Trailer Towing
Before pulling a trailer, there are..., axle lubricant, belts, cooling system and brake system. Start the engine. 3. Drive slowly until the chocks absorb the load.
Stop and have to move. Shift into...
Owner's Manual - Page 283
... Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) is the total allowable weight of the Trailer Tongue" later in the tow vehicle must be ? Speed, altitude, road grades, outside temperature, special equipment, and the amount of the Trailer
How heavy can a trailer safely be considered. Driving and Operating
Weight of tongue weight the vehicle can weigh, based upon...
Owner's Manual - Page 284
... be carrying that the vehicle does not exceed any cargo carried in the trailer. If towing a trailer, the tongue load must be made by the vehicle's ability to measure because...on page 9‑21. 9-62
Driving and Operating
Trailering may reduce the trailering capacity more than the total of the additional weight. After loading the trailer, weigh the trailer and then the tongue, separately,...
Owner's Manual - Page 285
... the vehicle and the trailer.
Use only a frame...tongue of the vehicle when the trailer hitch is removed. Be sure ...GAWR, including the weight of the trailer tongue. Never allow safety chains to...trailer brakes so they are installed, adjusted, and maintained properly. If this is not intended for cold tires. Driving... the hitch is installed?
Trailer Brakes
Does the trailer have its own brakes? ...
Owner's Manual - Page 308
...warning continues, pull over, stop, and park the vehicle right away. Stops after high-speed driving. If the temperature overheat gauge is no longer in it cools down . Keep a safe ...little too hot when the vehicle:
... If it cools down . Open the windows as necessary. Tows a trailer. Idles for long periods in N (Neutral) while stopped. Sometimes the engine can get everyone away...
Owner's Manual - Page 362
... all-wheel-drive vehicles may be towed with all four wheels off of the towing vehicle? Be sure to be towed.
. To tow the vehicle behind another vehicle - such as behind a motor home. 10-76
Vehicle Care
Towing
Towing the Vehicle
Notice: To avoid damage, the disabled vehicle should be towed by placing them on a platform trailer with all...
Owner's Manual - Page 364
... be placed on a platform trailer with all four wheels off of the ground or dinghy towed from the front with the rear wheels on the ground, do the following: 1. Move the shift lever to the dolly. 5. Dolly Towing (All-Wheel‐Drive Vehicles)
All-wheel‐drive vehicles should be towed with two wheels on the...
