SDMO R33C3, User And Maintenance Manual

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Hitching a trailer fitted with a hitching ring
1. Drive the towing vehicle or bring the trailer up to the hitching point, then:
- With the jockey wheel touching the ground, place the stabiliser (1) in the top position:
Loosen the jaw of the stabiliser (2) with its lever;
Raise the stabiliser fully;
Tighten the jaw of the stabiliser (2) with its lever.
- Remove the wheel chocks if necessary and store them.
2. Position the trailer parallel to the ground using the guide wheel handle (jockey wheel).
3. Place the hitching ring above the towing vehicle's hitching system:
After this adjustment, the trailer must remain parallel to the ground.
Make any necessary height adjustments to the towbar using the jockey wheel to enable hitching.
IMPORTANT
- Remove the safety pin from the towbar (3);
- Undo the nut with the lever (4);
- Use the adjustable towbar handle to place the ring above the hitching system;
- Tighten the nut to lock the towbar;
- Fit the towbar safety pin.
4. Attach the ring to the hitching system:
- Lower the trailer by moving the jockey wheel away from the ground using
its handle (5).
5. Lock the jockey wheel in the towing position:
When in the towing position, the jockey wheel must not:
- obstruct the unlocking cable's movement;
- trap any electrical cables.
IMPORTANT
M3126/M3127 type trailers
- Position the jockey wheel at the rear.
- Raise the jockey wheel with its handle (5) into the
notches on its tube (6).
- Loosen the jaw of the tube (7) with its lever.
- Raise the tube fully.
- Tighten the jaw of the tube (7) with its lever.
M3128/M3129 type trailers
- Remove the safety pin from the position lock (8).
- Remove the position lock (8).
- Place the jockey wheel in the towing position.
- Fit the position lock (8).
- Fit the safety pin in the position lock (8).
- Raise the jockey wheel with its handle fully and at right
angles to the towbar.
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