Coupling - deconta ME 12 Operating Instructions Manual

6.4.7

Coupling

▪ Move towing vehicle and trailer into position.
▪ Do not hitch trailer with applied brake.
▪ Position trailer hitch over trailer ball of towing vehicle using drawbar support wheel.
▪ Place the opened coupling (coupling handle pulled upwards) on the trailer ball of the
towing vehicle by turning down the support wheel.
▪ The coupling handle now engages automatically and audibly (if necessary, press
down additionally by hand); closing and securing is automatic.
▪ Hang the breakaway cable with a loop around the ball head of the towing vehicle's
hitch.
▪ Turn the support wheel all the way up and lock it parallel to the direction of travel.
▪ Plug the trailer's lighting plug into the towing vehicle's socket; make sure that the
connecting cable cannot drag across the ground.
▪ Check the lighting.
▪ Remove any chocks.
▪ Release the parking brake.
Dust extractor ME 12
Original operating instructions
Checking the engagement indicator.
It is only correctly coupled when the green area of the engagement
indicator is visible. Make sure that the inside of the coupling is not
dirty and that the moving parts of the coupling move smoothly.
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