Allmand NIGHT-LITE GR Serie Manuel D'utilisation page 13

To retract the tongue jack
WARNING
Retracting the tongue jack without supporting the trailer
tongue could result in death or serious injury. Always be
sure the trailer tongue is safely supported by appropriate
means prior to retracting the tongue jack.
1. Be sure the trailer tongue is secured in the towing
position. See Trailer Tongue.
2. Use an appropriate means to support the trailer
tongue.
3. Fully raise the tongue jack foot.
4. Fold the crank handle (H, Figure 6).
5. Remove the jack locking pin (A, Figure 6), rotate the
jack into the transport position (I), and install the jack
locking pin fully through the top and bottom holes in
the jack and trailer tongue.
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B
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Using the Trailer Coupler / Lunette Eye
The trailer comes standard with a trailer coupler for a ball
hitch. There is also an optional lunette eye for a pintle
hitch or a reversible trailer hitch bar, with a trailer coupler
for a ball hitch, and a lunette eye for a pintle hitch.
To use the trailer coupler (standard)
• See Trailer Coupler.
To use the lunette eye (optional)
• See Lunette Eye.
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C
E
To change between the trailer coupler and lunette eye
(optional reversible trailer hitch bar)
WARNING
Failure to use new, correctly tightened nylock nuts to
attach the hitch bar to the trailer tongue could result
in death or serious injury. Always use new, properly
tightened nylock nuts when attaching the hitch bar to the
trailer tongue.
1. Remove the hardware (A, Figure 7) attaching the
trailer hitch bar to the trailer tongue. Discard the
nylock nuts.
2. Turn the trailer hitch bar so either the trailer coupler
(B, Figure 7) or lunette eye (C, Figure 7) is facing
forward. Install the hardware removed in Step 1 into
the set of holes in the trailer tongue, using new nylock
nuts. Tighten to 110 lb-ft (149 Nm).
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Trailer Coupler
To connect the trailer to the tow vehicle
1. Lift up and pull back on the locking latch (A, Figure 8)
of the trailer coupler.
2. Lower the trailer coupler onto the vehicle ball hitch.
Make sure that the hitch ball (B, Figure 8) is fully
engaged in the coupler socket (C,Figure 8).
3. Push the locking latch forward and down. (It is self-
locking.) Install a padlock through the latch hole (D,
Figure 8) for added security.
4. Make sure that the coupler is fully installed on the ball
hitch.
To disconnect the trailer from the tow vehicle
1. Remove the padlock (if installed) from the trailer
coupler latch (D, Figure 8).
2. Lift the trailer coupler (A, Figure 8) latch up and back.
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A
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