Allmand NIGHT-LITE GR Série Manuel D'utilisation page 8

10. Connect the trailer to the tow vehicle hitch. Examine
the trailer coupler for damage, and make sure that it is
tightly fastened to the tongue. See Connecting the Light
Tower Trailer to the Tow Vehicle.
11. Make sure that the safety chains are tightly fastened to
the trailer tongue, and examine the safety chains and
hooks for damage. Replace as needed.
12. Make sure that the tow vehicle lighting connector will
connect with the trailer lighting connector. Examine the
trailer lighting connector and wires for damage. Repair or
replace as needed.
13. Examine the condition and inflation pressure of the tires.
See Checking the Tire Pressure in the Maintenance
section.
14. Remove the wheel chocks from the front and rear of each
wheel.
Trailer Tongue
The light tower trailer tongue can be lifted for storage or
trailer-transporting.
WARNING
Do not try to lift the trailer tongue when the light tower trailer
is connected to a tow vehicle. Death or serious injury could
result.
WARNING
Do not try to lift the trailer tongue unless the front of the unit
is held by the tongue jack. Death or serious injury could
result.
To lift the trailer tongue (park position)
WARNING
Failure to lock the trailer tongue in the park position could
cause the trailer tongue to fall, resulting in death or serious
injury. Always lock the trailer tongue in the park position.
1. Make sure that the front of the unit is held by the tongue
jack. See Operating the Tongue Jack.
2. Remove the pins (A & B, Figure 4) locking the trailer
tongue (C) in the towing position (D).
3. Lift the trailer tongue to the park position (E, Figure 4).
Install pin (B) into the park position locking hole (F).
Return pin (A) into its original hole. Lock each pin with its
retainer hook.
To lower the trailer tongue (towing position)
WARNING
Failure to lock the trailer tongue in the towing position could
cause the front of the light tower trailer to fall, resulting in
death or serious injury. Always lock the trailer tongue in the
towing position.
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1. Make sure that the front of the unit is held by the tongue
jack. See Operating the Tongue Jack.
2. Remove the pin locking the trailer tongue in the park
position (F, Figure 4). Also remove pin (A).
3. Lower the trailer tongue to the towing position (D, Figure
4). Install pins (A) and (B). Lock each pin with its retainer
hook.
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Connecting the Light Tower Trailer to the Tow
Vehicle
WARNING
Retracting the tongue jack without supporting the trailer
tongue could result in death or serious injury. Make sure
that the trailer tongue is safely supported by appropriate
means before you retract the tongue jack.
1. Put wheel chocks (not supplied) against the front and
back of each wheel on both sides of the light tower trailer.
2. Make sure that the trailer tongue is lowered and locked in
the towing position. See Trailer Tongue.
3. Use the tongue jack to lift the trailer coupler above the
tow vehicle's hitch ball. See Operating the Tongue
Jack.
4. Move the tow vehicle so that the hitch ball is under the
trailer coupler.
5. Lower the trailer coupler onto the hitch ball with the
tongue jack.
6. Lock the trailer coupler. See Using the Trailer Coupler.
7. Attach the safety chains (A, Figure 5) to the tow vehicle's
hitch frame. Cross the chains under the tongue as shown.
Leave enough slack in the chains to allow for turns, but
not so much that the chains will hit the road surface.
8. Connect the trailer lighting connector (B, Figure 5) to the
tow vehicle lighting connector. Make sure that the trailer
lighting harness has sufficient length to not disconnect
when turning, but not so much length that the harness
will hit the road surface. Once connected, check the stop,
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