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3. Speci cations
Weight: 9.5 kg Electrical connection: 13-pin
Payload: 30 kg D-value: 7.6 Kn
4. Tow bar requirements
• The trailer tow bar must be approved in its construction.
• Ball and ball rod must have been forged in one piece.
• Only mount the bicycle rack to a tow bar of steel St52, grey cast iron GGG52 or higher quality.
• The D-value of the tow bar ball must be at least 7.6 kN
• Never mount the rack to a tow bar made of aluminium, other light metals or plastic
Unsuitable ball rods made from GGG40 are produced by Westfalia for the following vehicles:
Manufacturer Test symbol Suitable for
Westfalia F 4192 Audi A4
F 3830 Audi A6
F 4112 Audi A8
Observe the instructions from the tow bar manufacturer. If in doubt, ask your manufacturer directly whether their trailer tow bar is suitable.
Not suitable for trailer tow bars made from aluminium.
5. Safety precautions
• The warning triangle indicates all instructions which are important for safety. Always follow these otherwise you could injure yourself
or damage the device.
• Children may not play with the device.
• Cleaning and user maintenance may not be carried out by children without supervision.
• Do not treat packaging material carelessly. This may become a dangerous plaything for a child!
• Only use this product for its designated purpose!
• Do not manipulate or disassemble the device!
• For your own safety, only use accessories and spare parts that are stated in these instructions or that are recommended by the manufacturer!
Personal injury or property damage due to changed vehicle driving characteristics.
• Driving with the mounted bicycle rack will a ect the driving characteristics of your vehicle.
• Adjust your speed to the new driving characteristics.
• Never drive faster than 130 km/h.
• Avoid sudden or jerky steering movements.
• Remember that your vehicle is longer than usual.
Personal injury or property damage due to loss of the bicycle.
• Driving without safety straps can lead to accidents.
• Before embarking on any journey, check the correct and rm seating of the strap around the bicycle and U-bracket of the rack.
• Before embarking on any journey, check the correct and rm seating of both straps around the front wheel and the strap around the rear
wheel of the bicycle.
• If necessary tighten the straps again.
• Before embarking on any journey, check to make sure the straps used are undamaged and not worn.
• Damaged or worn straps must be replaced with undamaged ones before you embark on your journey. Only straps authorised by EAL GmbH for
the purpose may be used.
Personal injury or property damage possible due to an incompletely mounted bicycle rack.
• Driving with the bicycle rack not fully assembled may result in accidents.
• The moving parts of the bicycle rack do not represent a source of danger when fully mounted.
• Mount the bicycle rack completely before starting your journey.
Personal injury or property damages caused by protruding parts.
• Parts protruding beyond the edge of the vehicle or rack may cause personal injury or property damage during the journey.
• Only mount parts that do not protrude beyond the edge of the vehicle.
Personal injury or property damage due to overloading.
• Exceeding the maximum payload of the bicycle rack and the permitted supporting load of the trailer tow bar or permitted overall weight may
lead to serious accidents.
• Always observe the speci cations regarding the maximum payload, permitted supporting load and permitted overall weight of your vehicle.
Do not exceed these speci cations at any time.
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