Seat Ateca 2016 Owner's Manual page 260

Unlock the tow hitch and remove it
Stop the vehicle and connect the electronic
●
›››
parking brake page 170.
Switch off the engine.
●
● Open the rear lid.
›››
Pull the Fig. 217 button briefly. The tow
●
hitch unlocks electrically and automatically
turns outwards. The control lamp in the but-
›››
ton will flash Fig. 217.
● Remove the tow hitch with your hand until
you feel and see that it has engaged and the
control lamp on the button stays on.
● Close the tailgate.
Cover the tow hitch
● Stop the vehicle and apply the electronic
parking brake.
● Switch off the engine.
● Unhook the trailer and interrupt the electri-
cal connection between it and the vehicle. If
you are using an adapter, remove it from the
trailer's power socket.
● Open the rear lid.
›››
● Pull the Fig. 217 button briefly. The tow
hitch unlocks electrically.
Turn the tow hitch under the bumper with
●
your hand until you feel and see that it en-
gages and the control lamp on the
button stays on.
Close the tailgate.
●
258
Meaning of control lamp
If the warning light of the button
●
is flashing, this means that the tow hitch has
not been attached properly or is damaged
›››
.
● If the warning lamp stays on with the rear
lid open, the tow hitch is correctly in place
both when engaged and when covered.
● The control lamp of the button will go off
approx. 1 minute after closing the rear lid.
WARNING
Undue use of the towing bracket may cause
injury and accidents.
● Only use the tow hitch if it is properly en-
gaged.
Always ensure that no person, animal or
●
object is to be found in the path of the tow
hitch.
Never use a tool or instrument while the
●
tow hitch is moving.
● Never press the
there is a trailer hooked to the vehicle or
when a carrier system or other accessories
are mounted on the tow hitch.
If the tow hitch is not attached properly, do
●
not use it. Instead, go to a specialised work-
shop and have the towing bracket checked.
If you detect any fault in the electrical sys-
●
›››
Fig. 217
tem or in the towing bracket, contact a speci-
alised workshop and ask them to check it.
Operation
›››
Fig. 217
›››
Fig. 217 button when
If the ball has a diameter of less than 49
●
mm at any one point, do not use the towing
bracket under any circumstances.
CAUTION
If you clean the vehicle with high-pressure or
steam devices, do not point the jet directly
towards the retractable tow hitch or the trail-
er power socket, as this may damage the
joints or remove the grease necessary for lu-
brication.
Note
At extremely low temperatures, the tow hitch
may be impossible to use. In this case, place
the vehicle in a warmer location (for example,
a garage).
Fitting a bicycle carrier on the retract-
able tow hitch
The maximum allowed weight of the carrier
system, including the load, is 75 kg. The car-
rier system should not protrude more than
700 mm backwards from the spherical head.
Only carrier systems on which up to 3 bikes
can be mounted are allowed. Heavier bicy-
cles must be mounted as close to the vehicle
as possible (tow hitch).