Pointers To Follow When Towing A Caravan Trailer With Your New Nissan

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It isn't too difficult but if you have no experience of towing then it can be a little stressful. The main issue is getting familiar with the extra weight and length of the trailer and learning how to tow it with a new vehicle.

So if you are in this position, here are a few tips to remember to ensure you have a safer road trip in your Nissan and also feel more relaxed and confident when towing the trailer, as compiled by www.centralcontracts.com.

1) Firstly, check the manual. Your caravan or trailer should have a manual or maybe just a sticker on the inside that will have details regarding what class of vehicle you need to tow the trailer safely. At the same time you should check the Nissan manual because you don't want to overload your Nissan's engine.

2) Next, check the trailer to see if it has a hitch package. This package is a facility to attach the trailer electronics to the battery of your car. You really do need this system as it powers the rear lights on your trailer or caravan, ensuring that other vehicles are aware that you are on the road.

3) Before you set off take the time to test what ...
... you can see from your window. This could involve extenders for your wing mirrors to make sure you can see behind the trailer and also give you some idea of what other road users are doing, which is especially important with motorcycle users. Just imagine how bad a crash could be, it would not only ruin your holiday but it could cause serious injuries.

4) Before you set off make sure that you inspect the trailer. This should involve an inspection of where the car attached to the trailer. It will include: checking hitch wiring is long enough to account for turns, checking the pressure of tyres, connecting the equalizer and stabilizer, ensuring that the trailer is balanced and place the trailer tongue into the correct position.

5) Before you put the key in the engine make sure your belongings are securely in place. You really should have an inspection as you don't want get to your holiday destination and discover all of your belongings are broken, all over the floor and in a thousand pieces.

6) When going down a hill ensure you don't go fast. Move your gear stick into a lower gear and go down the hill at a snail's pace, this is the only real way to deal with hills and inclines.

7) As you reverse you should not stress-out but instead take your time. When turning a corner the slightest of touches on steering wheel can dent and damage a caravan and destroy the tow bar.

8) Next, you should try and not make any sharp or abrupt turns. Your driving really needs to be subtle and fluid and steering wheels movements need to occur as early as possible, by doing this it will help to make sure you keep extra safe on your road trip and during any excursions.

9) Lastly, most Nissans should be appropriate for towing but if you have concerns then you should think about leasing or hiring a more powerful Nissan instead. For example, when I went camping I took out a Nissan contract hire deal from www.centralcontracts.com which I found to be better for my towing needs.

By following the tips given above you should have a great experience during your road trip, regardless of the particular destination.