AUTO-HAK R12A Instructions De Montage page 4

FITTING INSTRUCTION
M8x35mm
A
ø25x5x60
M10x130mm
ø17x2x94
D
8
M8x30mm
Body of the automat
This towbar is designed to assembly in following car:
FIAT MAREA WEEKEND, produced since 1996 till 2003, catalogue no.
R12A and is prepared to tow trailers max total weight 1400 kg and max
vertical load 70 kg.
Thank you for buying our product. Their reliability has been confirmed in
many tests. Reliability of towbar depends also on correct assembly and right
operation. For this reasons we kindly ask to read carefully this instruction and
apply to hints.
The towbar should be install in points described by a car producer.
Clamp mark
in acc. with
Cables joining
ISO PN
1 L Left directional lights
2 + Rear fog lights
3 31 Ground
4 R Right directional lights
5 58R Right side parking lights
6 54 Stoplights
7 58L Left side parking lights
M12x100mm
F
8
B
C
M10x70mm
M12x25mm
From manufacturer
1. Take out the spare wheel and floor fading from floor of boot.
2. Unscrew shanks to baggage fixing (nearer the car end) next disassemble the
bumper (only movable part), thermal shield and original tow eye (tow eye will be
not used any more).
3. In the trunk put fish-plates A and B on the left and on the right side as showed on
the drawing 2, next screw it through hole pos. 1 by bolts M8x35 (in places of
shanks baggage fixing).
4. Place fish-plates according with figure no. 2, next mark all holes on boot floor and
drill it using bit ø12,5mm-holes pos. 2 and 3, next using bit ø8,5mm drill holes
(pos. 4, 5, 6). Drill all holes straight through.
5. Unscrew both fish-plates. Made holes pos. 2 and 3 drill again by bit ø25,5; in
made holes put distance sleeves ø25x5x60mm
6. Put fish-plates again. Through holes pos. 2 and 3 slip bolts M12x100, in remaining
holes slip bolts M8x35. Bolts M8 screw with floor using plain washers ø25xø9x3
and spring washers.
7. From below the car, on protruding bolts put main bar of the towbar (pos. C) and
ø25x5x60
fix it.
8. Through holes pos. 7 screw bolts M8 remaining after original tow eye
disassemble.
9. To part pos. C put part pos. D and screw it using four bolts M10x70mm as shown
on the drawing.
10. Holes pos. 8 drill straight through by bit ø10,5mm (make very carefully).
11. Disassemble part pos. D.
7
12. Drill again made holes (only from outside!) by bit ø17 and next slip distance
sleeves ø17x94mm.
13. From inside of the boot put fish-plate pos. F, put in bolts M10x130mm
14. Put again part pos. D.
15. Mount muffler's handle (cut out his fragments), then thermal shield and bumper.
16. Fix body of the automat and the socket plate using bolts M12x25mm from
accessories. Place tow-ball according to supplied instruction.
17. Tighten all bolts according to the torque shown in the table.
18. Connect electric wires of 7-poles socket according to the instruction of the car.
(Recommend to make at authorized service station)
19. Complete paint layer damaged during installation.
The instruction of the assembly
Torque settings for nuts and bolts (8,8):
M8 25 Nm M10 55 Nm
M12 85 Nm M14 135 Nm