weight CHEVROLET TRACKER 1995 User Guide

nailer Brakes
If your trailer weighs more than 1,000 pounds (450 kg)
loaded, then it needs its own brakes -- and they must be
adequate. Be sure to read and follow the instructions for
the trailer brakes
so you’ll be able to install, adjust and
maintain them properly.
Driving with a Trailer
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Don’t tap into your vehicle’s brake system if the
trailer’s brake system will use more than
0.02 cubic
inch
(0.3 cc) of fluid from your vehicle’s master
cylinder.
If it does, both systems won’t work well.
You could even lose your brakes.
Will the trailer brake parts take
3,000 psi
(20 650 kPa) of pressure? If not, the trailer brake
system must not be used with your vehicle.
If everything checks out this far, then make the brake
fluid tap at the port on the master cylinder that sends
fluid to the rear brakes. But don’t use copper tubing
for this.
If you do, it will bend and finally break off.
Use steel brake tubing. Towing
a trailer requires a certain amount of experience.
Before setting out for the open road, you’ll
want to get
to know your rig. Acquaint yourself with the feel of
handling and braking with the added weight
of the
trailer. And always keep in mind that the vehicle you
are
driving is now a good deal longer and not nearly as
responsive as your vehicle
is by itself.
Before you start, check the trailer hitch and platform
(and attachments), safety chains, electrical connector,
lamps, tires and mirror adjustment.
If the trailer has
electric brakes, start your vehicle and trailer moving and
then apply the trailer brake controller by hand to be sure
the brakes are working. This lets
you check your
electrical connection at the same time.
During your trip, check occasionally to be sure that the
load is secure, and that the lamps and any trailer brakes
are still working.
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GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) ................ 4-43
Gear Positions
................................. 2- 12
GloveBox
..................................... 2-5
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) .............. 4-43
Halogen Bulbs
................................ 6-35
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-1
Head Restraints
................................. 1-4
Headlamp High-Low Beam Changer
............... 2-30
Headlamps
.................................... 2-30
Headlamps. Bulb Replacement
.................... 6-35
Hearing or Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance
...... 8-2
Heater Controls
................................. 3-1
Heating
........................................ 3-2
High Beam Lamps. How
to Change ................ 2-30
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-33
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-34
Glass. Cleaning
................................ 6-52
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-47
HoodProp
..................................... 6-7
Hood Release
................................... 6-6
Horn ......................................... 2-27
Hubs. Freewheeling
............................. 2- 17
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-30
If You’re Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow ......... 5-31
Ignition Key Positions
............................ 2-8
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-34
Inside Rearview Mirror
.......................... 2-34
Inspections
Brakesystem
............................... 7-53
Ignition Switch
.................................. 2-8 Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-52
Restraint Systems
............................ 7-52
Steering. Suspension and Front-Wheel-Drive
Axle Boot and Seal
......................... 7-52
Throttle Linkage
............................. 7-53
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-38
Cleaning
................................... 6-52
Cluster. Optional
............................. 2-41
Cluster. Standard
............................. 2-40
Fuse Block
................................. 6-62
InteriorLamps
................................. 2-33
.................................... J ack. Tire 5-23
Jump Starting
................................... 5-2
Key Lock Cylinders ............................ 7-49
Keys
.......................................... 2-1
Lamps Daytime Running
............................ 2-32
Dome
..................................... 2-33
Interior
.................................... 2-33
Lamp. Malfunction Indicator
...................... 2-46
LampsOnReminder
............................ 2-30
Larger Children. Safety Belt Use
................... 1-31
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-3
Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running
....... 2-22
Lever AirIntake
................................... 3-2
Airflow ..................................... 3-1
Fancontrol
.................................. 3-2
9-5
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Front ....................................... 5-8
Rear ....................................... 5-10
Towing. Recreational Vehicle ..................... 4-40
Trailer Tongue Weight ........................... 4-46
Trailer Towing
................................. 4-44
Brakes
..................................... 4-48
Driving on Grades
............................ 4-50
Driving with a Trailer
......................... 4-48
Hitches
.................................... 4-47
Maintenance
................................ 4-51
Parking on Hills
............................. 4-50
Safety Chains
............................... 4-47
Turn Signals ................................ 4-49
Total Weight
on Your Vehicle’s Tires ............. 4-47
Towing a Trailer
............................. 4-44
Weight
of a Trailer ........................... 4-46
Transmission Fluid. Automatic
.................... 6- 19
Transmission Fluid. Manual ....................... 6-22
Transfer Case
.................................. 2- 19
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator ............. 2-28
Turn SignalLamps Control/Headlamp Beam Lever
.... 2-28
Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
................ 4-49
Trip Odometer
................................. 2-42
Underbody Flushing
........................... 7-5 1
Underbody Maintenance ......................... 6-57
Using the Recovery
Hooks ....................... 5-32
Vehicle Damage Warnings
......................... iv
Vehicle Dimensions Chart ........................ 6-66
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ............... 6-59
Vehicle Loading ................................ 4-42
Vehicle Storage ................................ 6-34
Vehicle Symbols ................................... v
Vehicle. Control of a ............................. 4-5
Vehicle. Leaving Your
............................ 2-3
Vehicles First Sold
in Canada 11
Ventilation System. Flow-Through .................. 3-4
Ventilation Tips
................................. 3-4
Vision. Night
.................................. 4-27
Visors. Sun
.................................... 2-35
.. ........................
warning Devices ............................... 5-2
Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators
............... 2-43
Washing Your Vehicle
........................... 6-53
Water. Driving Through Deep Standing ............. 2-11
Wheel
Nut Torque ......................... 5-29. 6-66
Wheel Replacement
............................. 6-47
Wheel Replacement. Used
........................ 6-48
Windows
..................................... 2-26
Windows. Manual
.............................. 2-26
Windows. Rear Swing-Out Side
................... 2-26
Windshield Washer Fluid
.................... 2-3 1. 6-30
Windshield Washers ............................. 2-31
Windshield WasherlWiper Lever
................... 2-30
Windshield Wipers
.............................. 2-30
Winter. Driving
in .............................. 4-36
WiperNasher. Rear Window
...................... 2-32
Warning Flashers. Hazard
......................... 5-1
Warnings. Battery ................................ 5-2
Weatherstrips
.................................. 6-53
WreckerTowing
................................. 5-6
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