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Driving
On hooking it up to the safety lug, the retainer
cabl
e shoul
d
have slack in all the trailer po-
sitions 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 adjuster
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1)
.
WARNING
●
Never use the saf
ety lug to tow!
●
Adjust your speed to suit the road and
traffic conditions.
●
All work on the electrical system must be
carried out only by specialised workshops.
●
Never connect the trailer's electric sys-
tem to the electrical connections of the
rear lights or any other power sources.
●
After hooking up the trailer and connect-
ing the socket, check that all the trailer's
rear lights are working properly.
Note
●
If there is any fault in the tr
ailer's lighting,
check the fuses in the instrument panel
fuse box
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page 50.
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The contact between the retainer cable
and the safety lug may give rise to me-
chanical wear in the lug's surface protec-
tion. This wear will not prevent the safety
lug from operating properly or cause any
fault and is excluded from the warranty.
●
When connecting and disconnecting the
trailer, the towing vehicle's handbrake
should be applied.
Anti-theft alarm
When the vehicle is locked, the alarm is trig-
ger
ed when the el
ectrical connection be-
tw
een vehicle and trailer is interrupted.
Always turn off the anti-theft alarm system
before connecting or disconnecting a trailer
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page 133.
Conditions for the integration of a trailer in
the anti-theft alarm system.
●
The vehicle is factory-equipped with an an-
ti-theft alarm system and a towing bracket
device.
●
The trailer is connected electrically to the
towing vehicle by the trailer connector.
●
The electrical system of the vehicle and the
trailer are prepared for operation.
●
The vehicle is locked with the ignition key
and the anti-theft alarm system is activated.
CAUTION
For technical reasons, trailers fitted with
rear LED lights are not int
egrated in the an-
ti-theft alarm system.
Driving tips
Driving with a trailer always requires extra
car
e
.
W
eight distribution
The weight distribution of a loaded trailer with
an unladen vehicle is very unfavourable.
However, if this cannot be avoided, drive extra
slowly to allow for the unbalanced weight
distribution.
Speed
The stability of the vehicle and trailer is re-
duced with increasing speed. For this reason,
1)
This does not apply for vehicles with Full LED
xenon headlights.
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