Toyota 4Runner 4 IV N210 owners manual page 312

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’04 4Runner_U (L/O 0308) Because stopping distance may be in- Crosswinds and rough roads will ad- Because of the added load of the trail- creased, vehicle-to-vehicle distanceversely affect handling of your vehicleer, your vehicle’s engine may overheat should be increased when towing aand trailer, causing sway. Pay attentionon hot days (at temperatures over trailer. For each 16 km/h (10 mph) ofto the rear from time to time to pre30- C [85F]) when going up a long or speed, allow at least one vehicle andpare yourself for being passed by largesteep grade with a trailer. If the engine trailer length between you and the ve-trucks or buses, which may cause yourcoolant temperature gauge indicates hicle ahead. Avoid sudden braking asvehicle and trailer to sway. If swayingoverheating, immediately turn off the air you may skid, resulting in jackknifinghappens, firmly grip the steering wheelconditioning (if in use), pull off the road and loss of control. This is especially and reduce speed immediately butand stop in a safe spot. Refer to “If true on wet or slippery surfaces.gradually. Never increase speed. Steeryour vehicle overheats” on page 320 in Avoid jerky starts or sudden accelera-straight ahead. If you make no extremeSection 4. correction with the steering or brakes, tion. the vehicle and trailer will stabilize. Always place wheel blocks under both Avoid jerky steering and sharp turns. the vehicle and trailer wheels when The trailer could hit your vehicle in a Be careful when passing other ve-parking. Apply the parking brake firmly. tight turn. Slow down before making ahicles. Passing requires considerablePut the transmission in “P”. Avoid park- turn to avoid the necessity of suddendistance. After passing a vehicle, doing on a slope with a trailer, but if it braking. not forget the length of your trailer andcannot be avoided, do so only after Remember that when making a turn,be sure you have plenty of room befo-performing the following: the trailer wheels will be closer thanre changing lanes.1. Apply the brakes and hold. the vehicle wheels to the inside of the In order to maintain engine braking effi- 2. Have someone place wheel blocks un- turn. Therefore, compensate for this byciency, do not put the transmission inder both the vehicle and trailer wheels. making a larger than normal turning “D”. 3. When the wheel blocks are in place, radius with your vehicle. release your brakes slowly until the blocks absorb the load. 4. Apply the parking brake firmly. 5. Shift into “P” and turn off the engine. 312 2004 4RUNNER from Aug. ’03 Prod. (OM35811U)

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