Multiquip LT12P ユーザーズマニュアル

Be sure that the brakes and all of the lights on your trailer 
are functioning properly before towing your trailer. Check 
the trailer taillights by turning on your tow vehicle headlights.  
Check the trailer brake lights by having someone step on 
the tow vehicle brake pedal while you look at trailer lights.  
Do the same thing to check the turn signal lights. See Trailer 
Wiring Diagram section in this manual.

Standard mirrors usually do not provide adequate visibility 
for viewing traffi c to the sides and rear of a towed trailer.  
You must provide mirrors that allow you to safely observe 
approaching traffi c.

Driving a vehicle with a trailer in tow is vastly different 
from driving the same vehicle without a trailer in tow.  
Acceleration, maneuverability and braking are all diminished 
with a trailer in tow.

It takes longer to get up to speed, you need more room to 
turn and pass, and more distance to stop when towing a 
trailer. You will need to spend time adjusting to the different 
feel and maneuverability of the tow vehicle with a loaded 
trailer.

Because of the signifi cant differences in all aspects of 
maneuverability when towing a trailer, the hazards and risks 
of injury are also much greater than when driving without 
a trailer. You are responsible for keeping your vehicle and 
trailer in control, and for all the damage that is caused if 
you lose control of your vehicle and trailer.

As you did when learning to drive an automobile, fi nd 
an open area with little or no traffi c for your fi rst practice 
trailering. Of course, before you start towing the trailer, you 
must follow all of the instructions for inspection, testing, 
loading and coupling. Also, before you start towing, adjust 
the mirrors so you can see the trailer as well as the area 
to the rear of it.

Improper electrical connection between the tow vehicle 
and the trailer will result in inoperable lights and can 
lead to collision.

Before each tow, check that the tail lights, brake lights 
and turn signals work.

Drive slowly at fi rst, 5 mph or so, and turn the wheel to
get the feel of how the tow vehicle and trailer combination
responds. Next, make some right and left hand turns.
Watch in your side mirrors to see how the trailer follows
the tow vehicle. Turning with a trailer attached requires
more room.

Stop the rig a few times from speeds no greater than
10 mph. If your trailer is equipped with brakes, try using
different combinations of trailer brake and tow vehicle brake.
Note the effect that the trailer brakes have when they are
the only brakes used. When properly adjusted, the trailer
brakes will come on just before the tow vehicle brakes.

It will take practice to learn how to back up a tow vehicle
with a trailer attached. Take it slow. Before backing up, get
out of the tow vehicle and look behind the trailer to make
sure that there are no obstacles.

Some drivers place their hands at the bottom of the steering
wheel, and while the tow vehicle is in reverse, “think” of the
hands as being on the top of the wheel. When the hands
move to the right (counterclockwise, as you would do to
turn the tow vehicle to the left when moving forward), the
rear of the trailer moves to the right. Conversely, rotating
the steering wheel clockwise with your hands at the bottom
of the wheel will move the rear of the trailer to the left while
backing up.

If you are towing a  bumper hitch rig, be careful not to allow
the trailer to turn too much because it will hit the rear of the
tow vehicle. To straighten the rig, either pull forward or turn
the steering wheel in the opposite direction.

Figure A below is a sample of the Vehicle Identifi cation
Number (VIN) Tag which is typically located on the left front
of the trailer. See Figure B for location.