Retrofitting A Towing Bracket - Seat Ateca 2020 Owner's Manual

Note
SEAT recommends removing, as far as pos-
sible, all removable parts of the bicycles
before setting off. These parts include, for
example, baskets and saddlebags, child
seats or batteries. This improves aerody-
namics and the centre of gravity of the rack
system.
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Driving

Retrofitting a towing bracket

Description
Limits and attachment points for ret-
Fig. 215
rofitting a towing bracket.
SEAT recommends that towing brackets be
retrofitted at a specialised workshop. For ex-
ample, it may very well be necessary to ad-
just the cooling system or mount thermal pro-
tection plates. SEAT recommends visiting a
SEAT dealership for this.
If a towing bracket is retrofitted, the distance
specifications should always be kept in mind.
The distance between the centre of the ball
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head and the road Fig. 215
be less than indicated. This also applies when
the vehicle is fully loaded, including the tech-
nically permissible maximum vertical load on
the coupling device.
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Distance specifications Fig.
Mounting points on the vehicle
A
932.5 mm
B
65 mm (minimum)
C
350-420 mm
D
220 mm
E
615.5 mm
F
1,043 mm
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WARNING
If the cables are improperly or incorrectly
connected, this may lead to malfunctions
in the entire vehicle electronic system, as
well as to accidents and serious injuries.
Never connect the trailer's electric sys-
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tem to the electrical connections of the tail
must never
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