Installing The Tow Hook - Alfa Romeo 159 Owner's Manual

INSTALLING THE TOW HOOK

The towing device should be fastened
to the body by specialised personnel ac-
cording to any additional and/or inte-
grative information supplied by the Man-
ufacturer of the device.
The towing device must meet current
regulations with reference to 94/20/EC
Directive and subsequent amendments.
For any version the towing device used
must match the towable weight of the
car on which it is to be installed.
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For the electric connection a unified con-
nector should be used which is gener-
ally placed on a special bracket normally
fastened to the towing device.
For the electrical connection, 7 pin
12VDC connection is to be used (CU-
NA/UNI and ISO/DIN Standards). Fol-
low the instructions provided by the car
manufacturer and/or the tow hitch man-
ufacturer.
An electric brake or other device (elec-
tric winch, etc.), if required, should be
supplied directly by the battery through
a cable with a cross section of no less
than 2.5 mm 2 . In addition to the elec-
trical branches, the car's electric system
can only be connected to the supply ca-
ble for an electric brake and to the ca-
ble for an internal light, though not
above 15W.
Assembly diagram fig. 4
The structure of the tow-hook must be
fixed in the indicated points with Ø with
n. 2 M10 screws and n. 4 M12 screws.
The fixing points (1) must be provided
with Ø 25x6 mm spacers.
The counter-plates (2) must have a min-
imum thickness of 4 mm.
The counter-plates (3) must have a min-
imum thickness of 6 mm.
IMPORTANT It is compulsory to fas-
ten a label (plainly visible) of suitable
size and material with the following
wording:
MAX LOAD ON BALL 75 kg
After fitting, screw holes shall be sealed
to prevent exhaust gas inlet.
IMPORTANT The hook should be fas-
tened to the body avoiding any type of
drilling and trimming of the bumper.