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Operation 5
Hitching a trailer
Accident hazard due to coupling pin snapping down!
Can cause injury.
► Do not touch the coupling pin with your hands.
Danger of accident during reverse machine travel!
Can cause serious injury or death.
► Ensure that nobody is between the machine and the trailer.
► Have another person guide you if necessary.
Accident hazard due to unlocked coupling pin!
Can cause injury.
► After coupling a trailer, check whether the coupling pin is engaged in
the lug.
1. Before hitching a trailer, adjust the height of the trailer coupling to the
height of the trailer drawbar – see “Adjusting the height-adjustable ball
hitch (option)” on page 5-118.
2. Open the ball hitch. To do this, press the lever C upward until the
coupling pin audibly engages in the open position.
3. Reverse the tractor vehicle slowly until the lug engages in the tow hitch
with an audible click.
➥ The trailer is locked in the tow hitch as the lug touches the release
trigger of the coupling pin.
4. Stop the engine.
5. Apply parking brake.
6. Visually inspect the lock state.
7. Establish the electric D and hydraulic E connections between the trailer
and the machine.
8. Release the trailer brake.
➥ Refer to the Operator’s Manual of the trailer.
9. Remove the wheel chocks from the wheels of the trailer and safely
store them on the trailer.
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