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CARAVAN AND TOW VEHICLE
• Incorrect loading or weight distribution.
• Excessive speed especially downhill.
• Side winds.
• Overtaking.
• Being overtaken by a high-sided vehicle.
• Erratic driving.
• Mixing radial and cross ply tyres.
• Nose of the caravan is towing too high.
• Insufficient nose weight.
STABILISERS
A stabiliser should never be used to try to
improve a caravan/towing vehicle combination
that has poor stability as instability may
appear at high speed.
However, a good stabiliser can make an
acceptable caravan and towing vehicle
combination more comfortable and easier to
handle.
Holes should not be drilled in either
the coupling head or A frame
members without prior consultation
with the chassis manufacturer.
If you encounter snaking, try to keep the
steering wheel in a central position, slow down
gently and avoid braking if possible.
ROAD LIGHTING
All caravans are fitted with a single 13 pin lead.
When 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 more
information.
It is important that all the road lights on your
Bailey caravan are checked before you set out
on a journey.
All lights must be working in the correct manner
for the vehicle to be road legal.
Clean the outside of the lights with a non-
abrasive or non-aggressive cleaning solution on
a regular basis.
Always replace a lamp which is showing any
sign of damage.
13 PIN PLUG
KEY:
1. Left-hand direction, indicator light
2. Fog light
3. Common return for Core # 1, 2 and 4 to 8.
4. Right-hand direction indicator light
5. Right-hand rear position and marker lights
and rear registration, plate illumination device.
6. Stop lights
7. Left-hand rear position and marker lights
and rear registration, plate illumination device
8. Reversing light
9. Continuous power supply
10. Power supply controlled by ignition switch
11. Return for core # 10
12. Coding for coupled trailer
13. Return for core # 9
Within your accessories pack you will find a
green 13 pin plug protection screw on cap.
This should be used every time you connect
your caravan to your vehicle. This will help to
protect the 13 connections from corrosion. If
you find corrosion on you connections please
spray with water displacement spray. When
disconnected from car place in storage socket
on A frame to prevent corrosion. The green cap
is a pin alignment tool used to align the plug
pins in the housing.
TOWING BRACKETS
All tow cars registered since 1 August 1998
must be fitted with a European type-approved
towing bracket, by law. It is recommended that
other cars not affected by this law use only
towing brackets designed and tested to British
Standard BS (AU) 114b, or ISO 3853.
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