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Safety check-list
Before using your trailer for the first time, please re-read the general safety precauti-
ons in the first section.
Every time you use the trailer, check the following before doing so:
• Are the wheels properly and securely attached?
• Are the tyre pressures between 2.0 and 2.4 bar?
• Is the trailer hitch properly attached?
• Is the trailer towbar properly secured with the safety strap and pin?
• Is the roll bar correctly fitted and secured?
• Is the trailer load within the maximum allowable limit (45 kg for two-seaters, 34 kg for
single-seaters)
• Is the bicycle in perfect technical working order (esp. brakes, steering and tyres)?
• Are all persons (including children) wearing bicycle helmets?
• Have you fitted the safety flag?
• Are lights and reflectors correctly fitted?
• Are all the children who are being carried in the trailer properly and securely strapped
in?
Once a month:
• Check the trailer towbar, hitch and flexible joint for damage, scoring or loose fixings.
• Check frame bars and hardware for damage, cracks or loose fixings.
• Check tyres for wear and cracks.
• Check wheel rims for buckles and cracks.
• Check wheel bearings for wear.
• Check trailer cover, fabric parts, child seats and belt system for tears, signs of wear
and missing or damaged hardware.
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