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Trailer Hitch
– There must be a clearly visible space between
the handwheel and the ball hitch; the gap
J
between handwheel and ball hitch must be
around 5 mm.
– It must be possible to press locking balls
C
completely into the shank with their full
diameter.
If the ball hitch is not pretensioned, tension it
as described below:
f
The ball hitch must be unlocked, i.e. the arrow
on the key must point to the “
lock open
”
symbol on the handwheel.
f
Hold the ball hitch with your left hand.
Pull the handwheel out in
arrow direction 1
with your right hand and then, with the
handwheel still pulled out, turn it in
arrow
direction 2
until it engages.
The ball hitch has now been pretensioned.
If the ball hitch cannot be pretensioned, it must not
be used.
f
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. We
recommend that you use a Porsche partner for
this work since these are staffed with trained
personnel and have the necessary parts and
tools.
Attaching ball hitch to the vehicle
When inserting ball hitch
E
, do not touch
handwheel
D
with your hand. When the ball hitch
locks into place, the handwheel rotates back
counter-clockwise and comes into contact with
the ball hitch again.
1. Insert tensioned ball head
E
into mounting
tube
K
in the
direction of the arrow
and push
it up firmly until the ball hitch snaps into place.
