Knapen Trailers K200 - General use of trailer; Coupling

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User Manual EN | v201906
4 General use of trailer
Make sure that nobody can get in between the trailer and the truck during coupling and uncoupling!
Useful tips for saving fth wheel grease and for ensuring that the landing legs continue
to rotate slightly can be found in the Knapen Trailers Driver tips no 12 "Coupling and
uncoupling". www.knapen-trailers.eu/downloads/tips-for-drivers
4.1 Coupling
Step Coupling
1
Place the truck in a straight line in front of the
trailer, on a level surface
2
Use the parking brake and wheel wedges so that
the trailer cannot roll away (see 4.4).
Thekingpinlockingdeviceofthefthwheel
of the truck must be open
3
Drive the truck up to 20 cm in front of the kingpin
(fthwheelunderthetrailer).Dothiswithout
touching the trailer and without losing grease from
thefthwheel
4
Liftthetrucksothatthefthwheelispractically
lying on the kingpin plate.
5
Drive carefully towards the trailer until the kingpin
boltsinthelockingdeviceofthefthwheelonthe
truck
6
Lift the trailer so that the landing legs are 5 cm
clear of the ground
7
Check that the trailer is secured by carefully
moving forward and check the locking device on
thefthwheel
8
Connect the couplings, hoses and electricity (see 4.6)
Next turn or lift the landing legs (see 4.3)
9
Release the parking brake and remove the wheel
wedges. You are now ready to leave.