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Towing your airstream – Airstream 2007 Safari User Manual

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TOWING YOUR AIRSTREAM

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applying the trailer brakes with your manual control will help eliminate sway.

WARNING

: CHOCK THE TRAILER WHEELS when stopping on a hill or

slope. Leaving your tow vehicle in gear is not enough for standstill safety. Do not

use trailer brakes as parking brakes.

Tracking

On a two-lane road cars will be lining up behind you because you travel at a lower

speed. It is both courteous and sensible to signal, pull onto the shoulder, and let them

pass. Your trailer is designed to be towed easily at any legal speed, so if you are not

careful you may be inclined to forget it is there.

Passing

ON FREEWAYS OR EXPRESSWAYS try to pick the lane you want and stay in it. Always

maintain plenty of space between you and the car ahead, at least the length of the tow

vehicle plus trailer for every ten miles per hour. Remember that in order to pass another

vehicle you will need longer to accelerate. You must also allow for the length of the

trailer when returning to the right hand lane.