Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual: Removing the ball coupling
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and safety warnings
- Unhitch the trailer .
- Remove the cover from the lock on the handwheel.
- Insert the key ⑧ into the lock and turn it clockwise.
- Hold the ball coupling tightly in your left hand .
- Use your right hand to pull out the handwheel ⑦ in the direction of arrow 1 and keep it in this position.
- Turn the handwheel ⑦ in the direction of arrow 2 until it engages.
- Keep the handwheel in this position and guide the ball coupling downwards out of the mounting. The ball coupling is now in the ready position.
- Let go of the handwheel and stow the pre-tensioned ball coupling safely with the vehicle toolkit.
- Pivot the trailer socket back fully from left to right to prevent soiling and damage to the mounting.
- Insert the sealing plug into the ball coupling mounting.
- Place the cover onto the bumper.
WARNING
- Only unlock the ball coupling once the trailer has been unhitched.
Fitting the removable ball coupling
Fig. 91 Overview: removable ball coupling
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and safety warnings
The removable ball coupling is located under the luggage compartment floor with ...
Hitching and connecting the trailer
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and safety warnings
Emergency breakaway cable
Always fasten the trailer's emergency breakaway cable properly to the towing
vehicle. Leave eno ...
Other materials:
Various securing systems
Fig. 62 On the rear seats: figure Ⓐ illustrates
the main securing points for the child restraint system on the lower retaining rings
and top tether. Figure Ⓑ shows how to secure a child restraint system using the
vehicle's seat belt
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a ...
Locking or unlocking the driver door manually
Fig. 155 Door handle on driver
door with lock cylinder
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information and safety warnings
If locked manually, all doors are locked. If unlocked manually, only the
driver door is unlocked. Observe information on the anti-theft alarm .
Fold the key bi ...
Car-Net services
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warningsTelematic services (Car-Net), referred to hereafter as
Car-Net services, encompass both information services such as extended navigation
services, and vehicle-related services such as vehicle status, emergency and breakdown ...
