Operation and maintenance manual PM2 23032021
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UNHITCHING
Ensure that the trailer cannot run away when it is unhitched, if there is the slightest doubt, put
blocks on either side of the wheels if it is an unbraked trailer, or use the parking brake if it is a
braked trailer.
Disconnect the trailer lighting plug from the towing vehicle. Lower the jockey wheel whilst
ensuring that the wheel is correctly positioned. Press on the safety catch and raise the handle
on the ball hitch (refer to the image shown below), use the jockey wheel to raise the ball hitch
clear of the vehicles towing ball.
Once the trailer is unhitched, lift the safety chain from the towing ball.
Ensure that the trailer cannot move by putting blocks on either side of the wheels.
ROAD USE
Driving a vehicle towing a trailer is not particularly difficult. However, some precautions must
be taken, such as anticipating braking and also taking the overall size of the vehicle and trailer
into account.
When going around bends, take them a little wider, depending on the length of the trailer being
towed.
A trailer with its own registration document is limited to 130Km/h and cannot be used in the
third lane of a motorway.
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