General Safety Information
Bri-Mar
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Allow plenty of room for passing. A rule of thumb is that the
passing distance with a trailer is 4 times the passing distance without
a trailer.
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Shift your automatic transmission into a lower gear for city driving.
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Use lower gears for climbing and descending grades.
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Do not ride the brakes while descending grades, they may get so hot
that they stop working. Then you will potentially have a runaway
tow vehicle and trailer.
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To conserve fuel, don't use full throttle to climb a hill. Instead, build
speed on the approach.
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Slow down for bumps in the road. Take your foot off the brake
when crossing the bump.
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Do not brake while in a curve unless absolutely necessary. Instead,
slow down before you enter the curve.
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Do not apply the tow vehicle brakes to correct extreme trailer
swaying. Instead, lightly apply the trailer brakes with the hand
controller.
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Make regular stops, about once each hour. Confirm that
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The coupler is secure to the hitch and is locked,
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Electrical connectors are made,
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There is appropriate slack in the safety chains,
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There is appropriate slack in the breakaway switch pullpin cable,
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The tires are not visibly low on pressure, and
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The cargo is secure and in good condition.
2.2.20 Reporting Safety Defects
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect that could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to
notifying us.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and
if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a
recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become
involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or us.
To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-
free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), go to
Trailers
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