Hitching The Caravan P - Bailey Unicorn Owner's Manual

Hitching the caravan to the tow vehicle
1. Ensure that the caravan is in a suitable position, and
secure with the handbrake fully on.
2. Fully Raise all four corner steadies
3. Shut and lock the caravan exterior.
4. Gauge the height of the car's towball then raise or
lower the height of the caravan's towing hitch to
ensure that it is high enough to pass over it cleanly
and not hit the tow ball. Rotating the caravans jockey
wheel handle can do this. Clockwise to lower, Anti-
Clockwise to raise.
5. The assistant should position themselves by the front
near side of the caravan so that they can extend
an arm horizontally to indicate the position of the
caravan's towing hitch.
6. Remove the car's tow ball cover and keep it in a secure
place in the car.
7. Slowly reverse the towing vehicle towards the Caravan.
When reversing the towing vehicle towards the caravan
always ensure that any pedestrians and your assistant
are visible at all times.
8. When reversing aim the towball of the
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car directly at the caravan towing hitch.
9. When the car's towball is as near to the
Caravan's towing hitch as possible fully apply
the car's handbrake, turn off the engine and
leave the car in first gear (Park or 'P' position
for Automatics.)
10. The final positioning should be carried out by
manoeuvring by hand.
11. Carefully release the Caravan's handbrake.
12. Manoeuvre the Caravan's tow hitch directly over the
Towing vehicle's tow ball.
Always manoeuvre the vehicle by pushing/pulling on
the grab handles. When the caravan is in the correct
position fully apply the handbrake.
13. Raise the handle on the caravan tow
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hitch until it clicks and remains at an angle.
14. Rotate
clockwise to lower the hitch onto the towball.
When the tow hitch properly connected to
the tow ball. When the tow hitch clicks and
the handle drops to the horizontal position is
engaged. The hitch head is fitted with a visual
indicator on the front radius to show whether
or not it is properly connected to the tow ball.
A green band will show immediately below the
red indicator button on the hitch head when a
proper connection has been made.
the jockey wheel handle
15. Connect secondary braking cable as per the
instructions in the previous section.
16. Test that the hitch is now fully engaged by slightly
raising the caravan hitch from the car towball by
winding the jockey wheel handle anti-clockwise. The
hitch should not release from the car towball. Only
raise the rear of the car enough to check the hitched
is fully engaged.
17. Turn the jockey wheel winding handle to lower the
caravan. When the wheel is fully retracted, release
the clamp and raise the jockey wheel to travel
position.
18. Once the jockey wheel is in travel position and the
wheel is at its travel position and the wheel is located
in the recess, tighten the clamp again.
19. All Caravans are fitted with a single 13 pin lead.
Where the connector for the car does not match that
of the Caravan an adaptor or replacement cable will
be required. Please ask your supplying retailer for
details.
20. Connect the lead to the receiving socket on the
towing vehicle ensuring there is enough loose cable
for cornering, but not too much so that it can drag
on the ground.
21. Check all towing vehicle and caravan road lights are
working and operation of the brake lights.
22. Pick up any levelling pads or levelling boards.
23. Fully release the caravan handbrake.
24. Carry out a second check that the hitch is secure
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