Opel MOVANO Owner's Manual page 283

INSTRUCTIONS FOR
USING THE REMOVABLE
BALL HEAD TOW BAR
106) 107) 108) 109) 110) 111)
Before setting off, check the correct
locking of the removable ball head tow
bar, as follows:
The green mark of the handwheel
must coincide with the green mark on
the tow bar;
The handwheel is in the stop position
on the tow bar (without slot;
locked lock and key removed. The
handwheel cannot be removed;
ball head bar firmly secured to the
housing pipe.
Check by shaking with a hand.
The fitting procedure must be repeated
if any of the 4 checked requirements is
not met.
If even only one of the requirements
is not met the tow hook must not be
used, as in this case there is risk of
accidents.
Contact the joint manufacturer.
The ball head tow bar can be fitted and
removed manually, without needing any
tool.
Never use working tools or means, as
the mechanism could be damaged.
Never unlock in the case of trailer
attached to the vehicle or fitted rack.
When driving without trailer without
rack the ball head tow bar must be
removed and the closing cap must
always be inserted in the housing pipe.
This applies particularly if the visibility of
the number plate characters or of the
lighting system is reduced.
Removable ball head tow bar
fig. 325 - fig. 326 - fig. 327
(1) Housing pipe / (2) Ball head tow
bar / (3) Lock balls / (4) Release lever
/ (5) Handwheel / (6) Cap / (7) Key / (8)
Red mark (handwheel) / (9) Green mark
(handwheel) / (10) Green mark (tow bar)
/ (11) Symbol (release control ) / (12)
Plug / (13) Pin / (14) No gaps between
2 and 5 / (15) Gap of approximately 5
mm
Installing the ball head tow bar
Proceed as follows:
1. Remove the plug from the mounting
pipe.
325
Locked position, driving
326
Released position, removed
327
The ball head tow bar is usually in the
released position when taken out from
the boot. This can be observed by
the flywheel spaced from the tow bar,
corresponding to a slot of approx. 5
mm (see figure) and by the red mark on
the flywheel directed to the green mark
F1A0380
on the tow bar.
Please note that the tow bar can be
installed only when in these conditions.
If the locking mechanism of the tow bar
F1A0381
F1A0382
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