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3. Chassis
Wear indicator for the friction pads
Unhitching
• Make sure that overrun gator
possible to release the hitch from the tow ball if it is compressed.
• Pull the handbrake on and secure the caravan with wheel chocks
if necessary.
• Pull the 13-pin plug and then release the break-away cable.
• Slowly pull back the handle and then upwards into position
disengage the friction pads.
• Then pull up the handle as far as possible to position
the coupling is completely open. Lock the handle in this position.
• After the jockey wheel has been wound up, the caravan can be
disconnected from the tow vehicle.
Only uncouple the caravan when it is in a horizontal
position, never anywhere near uphill or downhill slopes.
If you do not plan on using the caravan for a longer period
of time, you should store it with the ball coupling closed.
Maintaining the stabilizing device
After connecting the hitch and locking down the handle, this
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engages the friction pads. You can see the condition of the friction
pads from the wear indicator
- If the wear indicator
are suitable for driving.
- If the indicator is on the dividing line, the friction pads must be
replaced (see Chapter 11.2 Hitch head).
- If the indicator is in the red "-" zone, there is no stabilizing function.
The friction pads must be replaced without delay. Permission to
drive at 100 km/h is immediately cancelled. The caravan may not
be driven until the friction pads have been replaced.
If the friction pads are new, optimal shock absorption is
reached after a certain period of operation. If the friction
pads must be replaced, the state of the tow ball on the
tow vehicle must also be checked.
p
is fully extended. It will not be
r
:
q
is in the green "+" zone, the friction pads
k
to
j
so that
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