Removing The Ball Head; Accessories - Skoda Superb Owner's Manual

Removing the ball head

Fig. 159 Unlock the operating lever of the ball head/removing the ball
head
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Read and observe and
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Remove cover » Fig. 159from the lock in the direction of the arrow.
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Insert the key into the lock, so that its green marking is pointing upwards.
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Turn the key 180° to the left so that its red marker points upward.
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Grasp the ball head from underneath.
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Press the release pin as far as the stop in the direction of the arrow and
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at the same time push the lever
rection of the arrow.
The ball head is released in this position and falls freely into the hand. If it
does not fall freely into the hand, use your other hand to push it upwards.
At the same time, the ball head latches into the ready position and is thus
ready to be re-inserted into the mounting recess
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Place the cap » Fig. 155 on page 167 onto the mounting recess.
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WARNING
Never allow the ball head to remain unsecured in the boot. This could
cause damage to the boot upon sudden braking, and could put the safety
of the occupants at risk.
on page 166 first.
downwards as far as it will go in the di-
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CAUTION
If the lever is held firmly and not pushed downwards as far as it can go, it will
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go back up after the ball head is removed and will not latch into the ready po-
sition. The ball head then needs to be brought into this position before the
next time it is fitted.
Tuck the ball bar in the ready position, with the golden key up, in the box -
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otherwise there is a risk of damage to the key!
Do not use excessive force when handling the operating lever (e.g. do not
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step on it).
Note
We recommend that you put the protective cap on the ball before removing
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the ball head.
Clean any dirt from the ball head before stowing it away in the box with the
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vehicle tool kit.

Accessories

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Read and observe and
An accessory can mounted on the ball head of the towing hitch (e.g. bike carri-
ers).
If this accessory is used, the maximum permissible overhang of the ball head
of the towing hitch and the permissible gross vehicle weight of the accesso-
ries including load are to be checked.
The maximum permissible overhang of the ball head of the towing hitch is 70
cm » Fig. 160.
The total permitted weight of the accessory including load changes with in-
creasing distance of the centre of gravity of the load from the ball head of the
towing hitch.
Fig. 160
Representation of the maximum
permissible level of the ball head
of the towing hitch and the per-
missible total weight of the ac-
cessories including the load de-
pending on the load center of
gravity
on page 166 first.
Hitch and trailer
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