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Fitting the towball
Removetheprotectiveplugfromthecarrier
andchecktheconditionofthefixingsystem.
If necessary, clean the carrier with a brush or
cleancloth.
Takethetowballfromthestoragebag.
Removetheprotectivecoverfromtheballand
theprotectivecapfromthelockingwheel.
Stowtheplug,coverandcapinthe
storagebag.
Checkthatthetowballisunlocked(positionB).
Ifnot,insertthekeyinthelockandturnthekey
anti-clockwisetounlockthemechanism.
Takethetowballinbothhands;inserttheend
ofthetowballintothecarrierbyliftingit,then,
toensurethatithascorrectlylockedinplace,
pullfirmlydownontheballendofthetowball.
Thelockingwheelautomaticallyturnsaquarter
ofaturnanti-clockwise,makingaperceptible
click;takecaretokeepyourhandsclear.
Checkthatthetowballhascorrectlylockedin
place(positionA).
Turnthekeyclockwisetolockthetowballfixing
mechanism.
Alwaysremovethekeyandkeepitinasafe
place.
Ifthekeycannotbeturnedorremoved,
thismeansthatthetowballisnotfitted
correctly;starttheprocedureagain.
Ifoneofthelockingconditionsisnot
met,starttheprocedureagain.
Inallcases,ifthemarkingremains
red, do not use the towbar and contact
aCITROËNdealeroraqualified
workshop.