VW Transporter T4 Westfalia oweners manual page 85

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DRIVING TIPS zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA Driving instructions Where possible make full use of the Always brake in good time. If the trailer maximum permissible drawbar weight on has an overrun brake, apply the brakes gen- To obtain the best possible handling of ve- call of the towing bracket - see page 151 - tly at first then firmly. This will avoid the jerk- hicle and trailer, the following should be cut do not exceed it. noted: ing caused by the trailer wheels locking. Change down before going down a steep While observing the permissible trailer Try to avoid driving with an unladen ve- and drawbar weight, distribute the load in hill so that the engine can act as a brake. hicle and a loaded trailer. If this cannot be the trailer so that heavy objects are as near When a long climb in a low gear with ex- avoided, only drive slowly to allow for the as possible to the axle. The objects must tremely high engine revs must be nego- unfavourable weight distribution. a so be secured so that they cannot slip tiated at exceptionally high ambient tem- As driving stability of vehicle and trailer aoout. peratures the coolant temperature gauge decreases when the speed increases do not Check the tyre pressures on the towing must be observed. When the gauge needle drive at the maximum permissible top /ehicle and the trailer. moves to thezyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA >~zza' e~z of :ne scale, the speed in unfavourable road, weather or road speed must be reduced immediately. The headlight settings, should be wind conditions - particularly when going :hecked with trailer attached before mov- If nevertheless ~g amp flashes, downhill. stop immediately and si ow the engine to ng off and adjusted as necessary. In any case the speed must be reduced im- On vehicles with headlight beam control it cool off at idling speed for several minutes. mediately the trailer shows the slightest is only necessary to turn the knurled disc in The cooling effect of the radiator fan can- sign of snaking. On no account try to stop :ash in the appropriate direction. not be increased by changing down, be- the snaking by accelerating. cause the speec of t~e ~a~ s ~o! dependent For safety reasons one should not drive on the engine speed. One should therefore faster than 80 km/h (50 mph). This also not change down even when towing a applies in countries where higher speeds trailer as long as :-e e-g -e zar cope with- are permitted. out the vehicle speed dropping too much. www.WestfaliaT4.info - a useful website for owners and enthusiasts of VW Westfalia T4 Transporter / Eurovan Campervans 83

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