Operating instructions
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• Before commencing any journey always ensure
that the Heki rooight is closed and both handles
are securely fastened.
• All gas appliances and the gas bottles must be
turned off whilst towing
• It is recommended that a minimum of 2 people
work together when hitching up the caravan to
the tow vehicle.
Hitching the caravan to the tow vehicle
1. Ensure that the caravan is in a suitable position,
and secure with the handbrake fully on.
2. Fully Raise all four corner steadies
3. Shut and lock the caravan exterior.
4. Gauge the height of the car’s towball then raise
or lower the height of the caravan’s towing hitch
to ensure that it is high enough to pass over
it cleanly and not hit the tow ball. Rotating
the caravans jockey wheel handle can do this.
Clockwise to lower, Anti-Clockwise to raise.
5. The assistant should position themselves by
the front near side of the caravan so that they
can extend an arm horizontally to indicate the
position of the caravan’s towing hitch.
6. Remove the car’s tow ball cover and keep it in a
secure place in the car.
7. Slowly reverse the towing vehicle towards the
Caravan.
When reversing the towing vehicle towards
the caravan always ensure that any
pedestrians and your assistant are visible
at all times.
8. When reversing aim the towball of the car
directly at the caravan towing hitch.
9. When the car’s towball is as near to the Caravan’s
towing hitch as possible fully apply the car’s
handbrake, turn off the engine and leave the car
in rst gear (Park or ‘P’ position for Automatics.)
10. The nal positioning should be carried out by
manoeuvring by hand.
11. Carefully release the Caravan’s handbrake.
12. Manoeuvre the Caravan’s tow hitch directly over
the Towing vehicle’s tow ball.
Always manoeuvre the vehicle by pushing/
pulling on the grab handles. When the
caravan is in the correct position fully apply
the handbrake.
13. Raise the handle on the caravan tow hitch until
it clicks and remains at an angle.
14. Rotate the jockey wheel handle clockwise to
lower the hitch onto the towball. When the tow
hitch properly connected to the tow ball. When
the tow hitch clicks and the handle drops to
the horizontal position is engaged. The hitch
head is tted with a visual indicator on the front
radius to show whether or not it is properly
connected to the tow ball. A green band will
show immediately below the red indicator button
on the hitch head when a proper connection has
been made.
15. Connect secondary braking cable as per the
instructions in the previous section.
16. Test that the hitch is now fully engaged by
slightly raising the caravan hitch from the car
towball by winding the jockey wheel handle anti-
clockwise. The hitch should not release from
the car towball. Only raise the rear of the car
enough to check the hitched is fully engaged.
17. Turn the jockey wheel winding handle to lower
the caravan. When the wheel is fully retracted,
release the clamp and raise the jockey wheel to
travel position.
18. Once the jockey wheel is in travel position and
the wheel is at its travel position and the wheel
is located in the recess, tighten the clamp again.
19. All Caravans are tted with a single 13 pin lead.
Where the connector for the car does not match
that of the Caravan an adaptor or replacement
cable will be required. Please ask your supplying
retailer for details.
20. Connect the lead to the receiving socket on the
towing vehicle ensuring there is enough loose
cable for cornering, but not too much so that it
can drag on the ground.
21. Check all towing vehicle and caravan road lights
are working and operation of the brake lights.
22. Pick up any levelling pads or levelling boards.
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