Mounting The Bicycle Rack On The Trailer Hitch - EUFAB FINCH Manuel De L'opérateur

5.3 MOUNTING THE BICYCLE RACK ON THE TRAILER HITCH

Before you put the bicycle rack on the trailer hitch, familiarise yourself with the quick locking system, Figure 5.
Set bolt
Ensure that the trailer hitch is undamaged, clean and free of grease. Remove any paint from the hitch.
The quick locking mechanism is a component with a lever. Activating the lever opens or closes the quick locking mechanism. With the help of the securing bolt
and the padlock, the quick locking system may be locked and secured.
The padlock is always required when using the bicycle rack. The bicycle rack may only be used if the padlock is employed
correctly and locked. The lock is safety-relevant.
Park your vehicle on a level surface.
Switch the motor off and pull on the brake.
Remove the securing bolt from the quick locking mechanism and rotate by 90° to prevent it from engaging again. Open the quick locking mechanism by lifting
the lever.
Place the bicycle rack, from above, horizontally onto the trailer hitch. Align the bicycle rack horizontally and straight behind the vehicle. Push the lever of the
quick locking mechanism down (force required is approximately 35 - 40kg) as far as it will go (the lever will remain in the horizontal position).
Check whether the bike rack is securely and firmly positioned on the trailer hitch and can no longer be rotated. If this is not the case, the quick locking
mechanism must be readjusted. Lift the lever and remove the rack from the trailer hitch. Remove the protective cap of the adjusting screw. Undo the lock nut of
the adjusting screw and rotate the adjusting screw on the quick locking mechanism tighter by a quarter turn. Then tighten the counter nut again.
Replace the rack back on the trailer hitch and check whether the rack is securely and firmly positioned on the tow bar. Repeat the adjustment process until the
rack is secure and firm.
Insert the protective cap back onto the adjustment screw.
CAUTION
Always make sure that the lock nut of the adjusting screw is correctly tightened!
Slight signs of pressure on the hitch ball are normal and do not influence the functionality.
When the rack is firmly seated on the trailer hitch, rotate the securing bolt of the quick locking mechanism until it engages. Now close the quick locking
mechanism with the supplied padlock and remove the key from the lock. Store the key carefully and in a safe place. The bicycle rack is now secured to prevent
theft.
Insert the plug of the electrical cable of the bicycle rack into the trailer socket of your vehicle. Perform a lighting test.
Set bolt
Lock nut
Figure 5: Quick closure
Safety pin
Lock
Lever
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