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Operation
WARNING
The towing bracket ball coupling must be
stor
ed securely in the luggage compartment
to prevent them being flung through the vehi-
cle and causing injury.
Note
●
By l
aw, the ball coupling must be removed
if a trailer is not being towed if it obscures
the number plate.
Driving with a trailer
Fig. 225 Turn the 13-pin connector.
Before driving
●
Grip the 13-pin connector at area
A
and
r
emo
v
e it in the direction of the arrow
››› Fig. 225.
●
Remove the protective cover
5
›
›› Fig. 213
up
w
ards.
After driving
●
Grip the 13-pin connector at area
A
and
in
ser
t
it in the opposite direction to the arrow
››› Fig. 225.
●
Fit the protective cover
5
›
›
› Fig. 213
on
the ball coupling.
Safety lug
The safety lug
B
›
›
› Fig. 225
is used to hook
up the trailer's retainer cable.
On hooking it up to the safety lug, the retain-
er cable should have slack in all the trailer
positions with respect to the vehicle (sharp
bends, reverse gear, etc.).
Headlights
The front part of the vehicle may be raised
when the trailer is connected and the light
may dazzle the rest of the traffic.
Adapt the height of the headlights using the
headlight range rotary adjuster
1)
.
WARNING
●
Never use the s
afety lug to tow!
●
Adjust your speed to suit the road and traf-
fic conditions.
●
All work on the electrical system must be
carried out only by specialised workshops.
●
Never connect the trailer's electric system
to the electrical connections of the rear lights
or any other power sources.
●
After hooking up the trailer and connecting
the socket, check that all the trailer's rear
lights are working properly.
Note
●
If there i
s any fault in the trailer's lighting,
check the fuses in the instrument panel fuse
box ›››
page 62.
●
The contact between the retainer cable and
the safety lug may give rise to mechanical
wear in the lug's surface protection. This
wear will not prevent the safety lug from op-
erating properly or cause any fault and is ex-
cluded from the warranty.
●
When connecting and disconnecting the
trailer, the towing vehicle's handbrake
should be applied.
1)
This does not apply for vehicles with bi-xenon
headlights.
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