Ford TOURNEO CONNECT, Owner'S Manual

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Removing and slackening the ball
coupling
Fig. 158 Overview: removable ball coupling.
1 Protective cap.
2
Ball head.
3
Retaining balls.
4 Catch (ball) for locking element.
5
Centring device.
6 Shank.
7
Lock cover.
8
Key.
9 Handwheel.
10
Gap (pre-tensioned ball coupling).
11
White marking on ball coupling.
12
Green marking on handwheel.
13
Red marking on handwheel.
Removing the ball coupling
1. Stop the vehicle and secure against
rolling away
→
page 184.
2. Switch off the engine
→
page 143.
3. Unhitch the trailer and disconnect the
electrical connection between the vehi-
cle and the trailer. If
fitted, remove the
adapter from the trailer socket.
4. Remove the lock cap
→
Fig. 158
7
from
the lock on the handwheel.
5. Insert the key
→
Fig. 158
8
into the lock
and turn it anti-clockwise.
6. Hold the ball coupling
→ Fig. 158
2
tightly in one hand → .
7. Use your other hand to pull out the
handwheel
→
Fig. 158
9
in the direction
of arrow
A
and hold it in this position.
8. Turn the handwheel
→
Fig. 158
9
as far
as it will go in the direction of the arrow
B
.
9. Hold the handwheel
→ Fig. 158
9
in
this position and guide the ball coupling
2
downwards out of the mount. The
ball coupling engages and is pre-ten-
sioned.
10. Insert the sealing plug into the mount
for the ball coupling.
Slackening the ball coupling
The ball coupling must be slackened be-
fore being returned to the storage box.
1. Hold the ball coupling in one hand.
2. Use your other hand to turn the hand-
wheel
→
Fig. 158
9
as far as it will go in
the direction of the arrow
B
.
3. Press in the ball
→
Fig. 158
4
.
4. Turn the handwheel back
→ Fig. 158
9
anti-clockwise.
5. Release the ball
→
Fig. 158
4
. The
handwheel no longer protrudes from
the ball coupling. The ball coupling is
now slackened.
6. Turn the key
→
Fig. 158
8
clockwise
and remove. Store the key in the stow-
age box.
7. Close the lock cap
→
Fig. 158
7
.
8. Place the slackened ball coupling in the
stowage box. Secure the stowage box
under the right-hand front seat.
WARNING
The removable ball coupling is heavy. The
ball coupling could fall
off while it is being
removed and cause crush injuries.
·
Never unlock the ball coupling when
a trailer is hitched.
270 Transporting items