Alfa Romeo ALFA 159 2010, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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INSTALLING THE TOW HOOK For the electric connection a unified con- Assembly diagram fig. 4
nector should be used which is gener-
The towing device should be fastened The structure of the tow-hook must be
ally placed on a special bracket normally
to the body by specialised personnel ac- fixed in the indicated points with Ø with
fastened to the towing device.
cording to any additional and/or inte- n. 2 M10 screws and n. 4 M12 screws.
grative information supplied by the Man- For the electrical connection, 7 pin
The fixing points ( 1 ) must be provided
ufacturer of the device. 12VDC connection is to be used (CU-
with Ø 25x6 mm spacers.
NA/UNI and ISO/DIN Standards). Fol-
The towing device must meet current
The counter-plates ( 2 ) must have a min-
low the instructions provided by the car
regulations with reference to 94/20/EC
imum thickness of 4 mm.
manufacturer and/or the tow hitch man-
Directive and subsequent amendments.
ufacturer.
The counter-plates ( 3 ) must have a min-
For any version the towing device used
imum thickness of 6 mm.
An electric brake or other device (elec-
must match the towable weight of the
tric winch, etc.), if required, should be
IMPORTANT It is compulsory to fas-
car on which it is to be installed.
supplied directly by the battery throughten a label (plainly visible) of suitable
a cable with a cross section of no less size and material with the following
than 2.5 mm . In addition to the elec-
2
wording:
trical branches, the car’s electric system
MAX LOAD ON BALL 75 kg
can only be connected to the supply ca-
ble for an electric brake and to the ca- After fitting, screw holes shall be sealed
ble for an internal light, though not
to prevent exhaust gas inlet.
above 15W.
IMPORTANT The hook should be fas-
tened to the body avoiding any type of
drilling and trimming of the bumper.
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