Electrically Unlocking Trailer Hook - Seat Leon Owner's Manual

Electrically unlocking trailer
hook*
Description
On the left side of the luggage com-
Fig. 194
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
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 254.
Switch off the engine.
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Open the rear lid.
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Pull the button Fig. 194
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hook unlocks electrically and automatically
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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
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 button
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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-
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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flashes, this means that the tow hook has
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briefly. The tow
not been attached properly or is damaged
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Driving
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Fig. 194 briefly. The tow
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Fig. 194
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If the warning lamp Fig. 194
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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.
WARNING
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.
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Never press the button Fig. 194
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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.
If you detect any fault in the electrical
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system or in the towing bracket, contact a
specialised workshop and ask them to
check it.
If the ball has a diameter of less than 49
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mm at any one point, do not use the towing
bracket under any circumstances.
remains
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when