MAINTENANCE
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AK160 Coupling
Operating Instructions
Coupling Up
Open coupling handle. To do this pull the
coupling handle up (Fig 14) in the direction of
the arrow.
The coupling mechanism has a fixed open
position, ie. as long as the coupling head is
not placed on the ball the coupling will remain
open.
Put the open coupling onto the towball. The
coupling handle automatically and audibly
clicks into position. In the interests of safety,
press the handle down by hand (Fig 14).
The coupling head is correctly connected
when the green cylinder part of the safety
indicator is visible (when viewed from the side -
Fig 14/ Item 2).
The coupling mechanism is correctly engaged
when the coupling handle can no longer be
pressed down any further (by hand).
Figure 14 -
Coupling Up
Caution
If the coupling head is not correctly hitched
onto the towball, then the caravan/trailer can
become disconnected from the towing vehicle.
Uncoupling
Open the coupling handle and lift the coupling
head from the towball by using the jockey
wheel winding handle.
Wear indicator
A wear indicator on the coupling head (Fig 15)
shows whether the wear limit of the towing
vehicle’s towball or the trailer coupling has
been reached. For this purpose, hitch up the
trailer to the towball and drive the unit for
approx. 500 m. This will set the coupling head
adjustment. Following this, check the wear
indicator as follows:
If the green indicator is visible on the coupling
(with the coupling engaged Fig 15), the
coupling head is in good condition or the wear
on the towball is within permissible limits. .
Figure 15 -
Wear Indicator
When the green indicator on the coupling
handle is completely covered over and only
the red portion is visible (Fig 15), this could be
caused by the following:
• Towball has reached the lowest wear limit of
49.61mm dia.
• Both coupling head and towball are showing
signs of wear.
• Towball is in good condition with 50mm
dia, but the coupling head is showing an
excessive level of wear.
Caution
Under these circumstances, the coupling head
can become detached from the towball and
the caravan/trailer can break away from the
tow vehicle. The coupling head and towball
must therefore be checked IMMEDIATELY
before future use. Any faulty parts must be
changed IMMEDIATELY.
All maintenance work should be carried out by
AL-KO Approved Workshops.
Green
Red
AK160 COUPLING
Summary of Contents for Basecamp 2018
Page 1: ...Swift Group Owner s Handbook Basecamp Issued July 2017 CREATING SMILES FOR LIFE ...
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Page 143: ...MA INT E NA N CE 142 WIRING DIAGRAM CONSUMER CIRCUITS ROOF Back to section menu ...
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