forest river CENTURY ADA +1, Руководство по эксплуатации

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Hitching Up
To ensure safe towing, make sure you have a suitable vehicle, hitch, and trailer. It is the
trailer owner’s responsibility to correctly match the combination of tow vehicle and trailer.
Contact a hitch specialist, who can help you match your tow vehicle and hitch, and equip you
with a properly installed brake controller.
Make sure the ball on your hitch matches the coupler size on the trailer .
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Use the jack to raise the coupler high enough for the hitch ball to slip beneath.
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Release the coupler-locking device (raise the lever).
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Back your tow vehicle into mounting position.
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When properly aligned lower the coupler onto the ball.
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Continue raising the jack until it is fully raised.
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Latch the coupler-locking device (It is very important to lower the lever and insert a pin in the lock hole).
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Connect the safety chains by crossing the chains beneath the coupler and attach them to the tow vehicle.
Allow enough slack for turning, but no dragging (Tip: if chains are too long, simply twist them).
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Connect the electrical plug on the trailer to the plug on the tow vehicle. Check to make sure that all
running, directional, and brake lights are functioning.
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Load properly approx. 60% in front of the axles (you want 10-15% of the trailer and load weight on the
hitch), balance the load side to side, and secure it (you don’t want it getting loose). Don’t overload, go by
acceptable payload ratings or you may void the warranty.
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Take a trial run and familiarize yourself with the handling characteristics of our tow vehicle and trailer.
Electrical Wiring
You must have the correct vehicle wiring when using your trailer. Trailers are equipped
with brakes and a 7-way plug. Don’t forget that a ground wire running from the plug back to the
frame of the tow vehicle must be incorporated into proper tow vehicle wiring.
WARNING:
Safety chains, hitches, and couplers DO NOT provide adequate grounding by themselves
and can cause electrical failures.
Number Wire Color Function
1 White Common Ground
2
Blue Electric Brakes
3 Green Tail, License, & Running Lights
4
Black Battery Charge, Hot, & Dome
5 Red Stop & Left Turn Signal
6
Brown Stop & Right Turn Signal
7 Yellow Extra Auxiliary