How to plan a route that fits your trailer

On properly equipped newer full-size SUVs, you can use the In-Vehicle Trailering System* and Google Maps* to plan a route to your destination that is drivable with your trailer. The system is designed to help you avoid bridges and overpasses that are too low or narrow for your trailer and other potential hazards. You must enter your trailer’s dimensions into your trailer profile for this feature to work.

1. Make sure you have your trailer connected.

2. Check your trailer profile. Make sure you’ve put your trailer’s dimensions into the trailer profile so your In-Vehicle Trailering System knows the trailer’s size.

3. Open Google Maps on your center display and enter your destination in the search bar.

4. Once you’ve entered a destination, Google Maps will show your available routes and mark them as “driveable with your trailer” or “not driveable with your trailer.”

a. You may see different icons representing different restrictions on your route because of the size of your trailer, such as: 

b. IMPORTANT: If bridges are too low for your trailer and Google Maps can’t route around them, they will be marked in red. You’ll see them on the route’s bridges list. For your safety, you should check the route’s bridges list for bridges that are too low while planning your route. 

5. You can view the route’s bridges in a list by selecting Route Details in the upper-left corner of Google Maps or by selecting the Trailer icon on the route arrival time card.”

6. If you select a bridge from the list, it will provide a zoomed-in image of that map area.

7. Tap a gray/light blue route on the map to view an alternate route to your destination.

8. Tap Start to begin navigation along the suggested route to your destination.

9. Select Done in the upper-left corner of Google Maps once you have reached your destination.