Parking With A Trailer
Warning: Always use safety chains between the vehicle and the trailer. Failure to do so could cause personal injury or death if the hitch fails.
Important: Before connecting a trailer lighting system directly to the lighting system of the vehicle, see your dealer or rental trailer agency for the correct type of wiring and relays for your trailer and for heavy-duty flashers.
Warning: Do not exceed the GVWR or the GAWR specified on the certification label. lists the maximum GVWR and GAWR for recreational vehicle chassis. Towing trailers beyond the maximum recommended gross trailer weight exceeds the limit of the vehicle and could result in engine damage, transmission damage, structural damage, or loss of vehicle control. Failure to observe this warning could result in severe injury or death, or substantial property damage.
Park the vehicle on a flat surface. Chock the tires as follows:
- Select Neutral (N) on the gear shift selector while depressing the service brake.
- Continue depressing the service brake and have another person place wheel chocks under the trailer wheels.
- Once the wheel chocks are in place, release the service brake, making sure that the chocks are holding the vehicle and trailer.
- Apply the park brake.
- Depending on the series of transmission, select either Neutral (N) or Park (P) on the gear shift selector.