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Maintenance when trailer towing, Trailer wiring harness – GMC 2008 Canyon User Manual

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When You Are Ready to Leave After
Parking on a Hill

1. Apply your regular brakes and hold the pedal down

while you:

start your engine,

shift into a gear, and

release the parking brake.

2. Let up on the brake pedal.

3. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear of the chocks.

4. Stop and have someone pick up and store the

chocks.

Maintenance When Trailer Towing

Your vehicle will need service more often when you’re
pulling a trailer. See Scheduled Maintenance on page 6-4
for more on this. Things that are especially important in
trailer operation are automatic transmission fluid (don’t
overfill), engine oil, axle lubricant, belt, cooling system
and brake system. Each of these is covered in this
manual, and the Index will help you find them quickly.
If you’re trailering, it’s a good idea to review these
sections before you start your trip.

Check periodically to see that all hitch nuts and bolts
are tight.

Trailer Wiring Harness

Heavy-Duty Trailer Wiring Package

If your vehicle is equipped with a trailer towing package,
the rear bumper harness will have a seven-pin
universal heavy-duty trailer connector attached to a
bracket on the hitch platform.

The trailer towing harness contains the following seven
trailer circuits:

Yellow: Left Stop/Turn Signal

Dark Green: Right Stop/Turn Signal

Brown: Taillamps

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