Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2018 Operating Instructions Manual page 180

178 Driving and parking
Place ball coupling 3
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mount 2 and turn it in the direction of the
arrow until ball coupling
upwards.
Re-attach safety spring 1.
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% If the ball coupling is dirty, clean it before
installation.
Detaching the ball neck
Use the parking brake to secure the vehicle
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against rolling away.
Pull the safety spring
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direction of the arrow and push it to the rear.
Hold the ball neck 3
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Turn the ball neck 3
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arrow and remove it from the ball neck mount
2.
Place the plastic covering on the ball neck
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mount 2.
If the ball neck is dirty, clean it.
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onto ball coupling
3 points vertically
1 upwards in the
in place.
in the direction of the
Place the cover on the ball head.
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Stow and secure the ball neck properly.
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Coupling/uncoupling a trailer
Requirements:
The ball neck must be engaged in a securely
R
locked position.
Trailers with 7-pin plugs can be connected to the
vehicle using the following adapters:
Adapter plug
R
Adapter cable
R
Coupling a trailer
* NOTE Damage to the vehicle battery due
to full discharge
Charging the trailer battery using the power
supply of the trailer can damage the vehicle
battery.
Do not use the vehicle's power supply
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to charge the trailer battery.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
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shift the selector lever to position j.
Apply the vehicle's parking brake.
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Close all the doors.
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Remove the cover cap from the ball head and
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stow it away safely (
%
The ball head height changes depending on
the vehicle's load. In this case, use a trailer
with a height-adjustable trailer drawbar.
Attach the trailer's breakaway cable to the
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eyelet on the ball neck.
Remove objects or devices which prevent the
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trailer from rolling, e.g. wheel chocks.
Release the trailer's parking brake.
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Place the trailer in a horizontal position
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behind the vehicle and couple it.
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