Explorer Group 2005 AVANTE, Руководство пользователя

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• Reverse the car up to the caravan or, in
the case of a small caravan,
manoeuvre the caravan up to the car's
tow ball.
• Make sure the jockey wheel height is
sufficient for the hitch head to clear the
towing vehicles tow ball.
• Manoeuvre the hitch head over the tow
ball and lower the jockey wheel using
the winding handle, until the hitch head
opening sits comfortably over the tow
bar ball.
Depending on which hitch head is fitted to
your touring caravan, follow the
appropriate hitch head operation
instructions:
NORMAL HITCH HEAD OPERATION
With the hitch head opening sat
comfortably over the tow bar ball, the
downward pressure of the supporting
load is normally sufficient for the locking
device to engage automatically.
WINTERHOFF STABILISER - HITCH
HEAD OPERATION
Coupling
- The opened ball coupling is
placed on the coupling ball of the towing
vehicle
The support load and possible additional
loading of the drawbar serves to cause
the ball coupling to close automatically
and the side securing lugs (1) are parallel
in relation to the securing surfaces on the
housing
Activating the stabiliser - Here, the
operating lever must be pushed down out
of its closed position to the stop. In doing
so, the spring assembly which generates
the pressing force via the friction pads
onto the ball coupling is tensioned. Upon
completion of this operation, the
operating lever is roughly parallel to the
axis of the drawbar. It is possible to drive
with the stabiliser deactivated, for
example, when manoeuvring.
Prep
aring for the Road
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