Seat Leon 5D Owner's Manual page 301

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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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. 206 button briefly. The tow
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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
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If the warning light on the button
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Fig. 206 flashes, this means that the
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tow hook has not been attached properly or
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is damaged .
Towing bracket device*
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If the warning lamp Fig. 206
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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 Fig. 206 button when
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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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CAUTION
If you clean the vehicle with high-pressure
or steam devices, do not point the jet di-
rectly towards the retractable tow hook or
the trailer power socket, as this may dam-
age the joints or remove the grease neces-
sary for lubrication.
Note
At extremely low temperatures, the tow
hook may be impossible to operate. In this
case, place the vehicle in a warmer loca-
tion (for example, a garage).
Fitting a bicycle carrier on the re-
tractable towbar
The maximum permitted weight of the roof
rack system, including the load, is 80 kg. The
carrier system should not protrude more than
700 mm backwards from the spherical head.
Only carrier systems on which up to 3 bikes
can be mounted are allowed. Heavier bicy-
cles must be mounted as close to the vehicle
as possible (tow hook).
WARNING
The incorrect use of the tow hitch with a bi-
cycle rack mounted on the tow hook can
cause accidents and injury.
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