Installing The Ball Head Tow Bar; Removing The Tow Bar - Jeep Renegade Owner's Handbook Manual

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Installing the ball head tow bar

Remove the plug from the mounting
pipe.
The ball head tow bar is usually in the
released position when taken out from
the luggage compartment. This can be
observed by the knob spaced from the
tow bar, corresponding to a slot of
approximately 5 mm (see fig 119 ) and
by the red mark on the knob directed to
the green mark on the tow bar. The tow
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bar can be installed only when in these
conditions.
1
If the locking mechanism of the tow bar
is disengaged before the installation, or
at any other time, and is in the locked
position, it must be pre-loaded.
The locked position can be identified by
the green mark of the knob coinciding
2
with the green mark of the tow bar and
by the knob in the stop position on the
tow bar, namely without slot (see
figure).
The locking mechanism is pre-loaded
as follows:
3
with key inserted and lock open,
extract the knob following the direction
of arrow A fig 119;
then follow the direction of arrow B,
until it stops.
The release ball is pre-loaded and the
J0A0631C locking mechanism remains in the
pre-loading position even when the
knob is released.
The release lever is engaged and the
locking mechanism remains in the
pre-loading position even when the
knob is released.
The tow bar must be inserted in the
housing pipe with the coupling pin for
the installation. Insert from the bottom
and push upwards: the mechanism
locks automatically.
Close the lock and always remove the
key. The key cannot be removed when
the lock is released. Then fit the
protection cap on the lock.
To prevent injury to limbs, keep hands
away from the knob when locking.

Removing the tow bar

Proceed as follows:
remove the protection cap from the
lock and press it on the key grip. Open
the lock with the key;
grip the tow bar firmly, remove the
knob following the direction of arrow A
fig 119, then rotate in the direction of
arrow B until it stops, in order to release
it in unlocked position. Then remove the
tow bar from the housing pipe. The
knob can then be released (it will
automatically stop in released position);
arrange the tow bar in the luggage
compartment so that it cannot be
dirtied and/or damaged by other
transported objects;
finally, insert the dedicated plug in
the mounting pipe.
Important
Apply the plate in a highly visible point
of the vehicle, near the mounting pipe
or inside the luggage compartment.
To ensure correct operation of the
system, periodically remove all deposits
of dirt which may have accumulated on
the ball head bar and from the