3.3 Disconnecting the semi-trailer
1. Set the trailer handbrake (if fitted), disconnect the air, electrical
connections and lower the trailer legs.
2. Remove safety catch.
Standard Handle
Unclip the safety clip.
Interlock Handle
Grip the handle and pull the inner handle out as far as it will go. As
shown in Figure 9.
3. Push the fifth wheel handle towards the front of the vehicle by
approx 25mm (see Figure 10).
4. Pull the handle fully out to approximately 500mm (20") from the
edge of the fifth wheel and latch slot in the handle onto handle
block on the skirt of the fifth wheel (see Figure 3). The handle
should remain fully out when released.
5. Drive the tractor away from the trailer slowly. This will unlatch the
handle from the block and reset the fifth wheel ready for the
next coupling (see figure 8).
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Figure 8 - Fifth wheel in Open position
Figure 9 - Opening an interlock handle fifth wheel
Figure 10 - Opening the fifth wheel
