Jeep COMPASS Owner's Handbook Manual page 267

Key
1 – Housing pipe
2 – Ball head tow bar
3 – Locking balls
4 – Release ball
5 – Release lever
6 – Knob
7 – Cap
8 – Key
9 – Red marking (knob)
10 – Green marking (knob)
11 – Green marking (tow bar)
12 – Symbol (control release)
13 – Closing cap
14 – Engagement pin
15 – Absence of slots between 2 and
6
16 – Slot of approx. 5 mm
A: locked position (driving)
B: released position (removed)
Installing the ball head tow bar
Remove the cap from the mounting pipe.
The ball head tow bar is usually in
the released position when taken out
from the boot. This can be observed
by the knob spaced from the tow bar,
corresponding to a slot of approximately
5 mm (see figure) and by the red mark
on the knob directed to the green mark
on the tow bar.
The tow bar can be installed only when
in these conditions.
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
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:
with key inserted and lock open,
extract the knob following the direction
of arrow (A) fig. 281;
then follow the direction of arrow (B),
until it stops.
The release ball is pre-loaded and the
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.
WARNING To prevent injury to limbs,
keep hands away from the knob when
locking.
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.
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. 281, 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 boot so that
it cannot be dirtied and/or damaged by
other transported objects;
finally, insert the dedicated cap in the
mounting pipe.
Warnings
Should the removable ball head bar
require repair, only consult with a Jeep
Dealership.
Apply the plate in a highly visible point
of the car, near the mounting pipe or
inside the boot.
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 mounting
pipe. The lock must only be treated with
graphite.
Periodically lubricate the joints, the
sliding surfaces and the balls with grease
without resin or oil. Lubrication is also a
further corrosion protection.
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