Electrically Unlocking Trailer Hook - Seat Tarraco 2020 Owner's Manual

repeated automatic braking may occur in
extreme driving conditions.
Electrically unlocking trailer
hook*
Description
On the right side of the luggage com-
Fig. 303
partment: button for unlocking the tow hook.
The towing bracket's hook is located in the
bumper. Tow hooks for electrical unlocking
cannot be removed.
There should be no person, animal or object
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in the path of the tow hook
Unlocking the tow hook and removing it
Stop the vehicle and connect the electronic
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parking brake page 299.
Towing bracket device*
Switch off the engine.
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Open the rear lid.
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Pull the Fig. 303
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hook unlocks electrically and automatically
turns outwards. The button's control lamp
flashes.
Finish remove the tow hook by hand until
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you feel and hear that it has engaged and
the control lamp on the button stays on.
Close the rear lid.
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Hitching and connecting a trailer
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page 334.
Retracting the tow hook
Stop the vehicle and apply the electronic
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parking brake.
Switch off the engine.
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Unhook the trailer and interrupt the electri-
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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.
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Pull the Fig. 303
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hook unlocks electrically.
Turn the tow hook under the bumper with
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your hand until you feel and hear that it en-
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gages and the control lamp on the button re-
mains on continuously.
Close the rear lid.
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The control lamp
If the warning light on the button
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Fig. 303
button briefly. The tow
tow hook has not been attached properly or
is damaged
If the warning lamp
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on with the rear lid open, the tow hook is cor-
rectly in place both when extracted and
when covered.
The control light of the lamp switches off ap-
proximately 1 minute after closing the read lid.
Undue use of the towing bracket may
cause injury and accidents.
Only use the tow hook if it is properly en-
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gaged.
Always ensure that no person, animal or
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object is to be found in the path of the tow
hook.
Never use a tool or instrument while the
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tow hook is moving.
Never press the
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button briefly. The tow
there is a trailer hooked to the vehicle or
when a carrier system or other accessories
are mounted on the tow hook.
If the tow hook is not attached properly,
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do not use it. Instead, go to a specialised
workshop and have the towing bracket
checked.
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flashes, this means that the
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Fig. 303
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WARNING
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Fig. 303 button when
remains
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