- Dethmers Manufacturing Company Automobile Accessories User Manual

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Step 3. Remove pins that attach tow bar to towed vehicle.
Aluminator
TM
will remain in position. Slide the extendable legs
back into tube. Position electrical cable on storage rod and
insert pin to prevent cable from sliding off.
Step 8. Once you are secured to the tow bar, release towed
vehicle parking brake, and slowly back up the towed vehicle
straight back until one leg latches. Determine which leg
latched by having an assistant tell you. If you are by yourself
put towed vehicle in neutral or park, and apply parking brake.
Get out and check to see which leg latched. You can tell this
by which leg no longer has red stripe showing. To latch the
second leg, turn the top of towed vehicle’s steering wheel
into the direction of the leg that fi rst latched, and slowly back
up again. This will latch the second leg. Once both legs are
latched, straighten wheels on towed vehicle, shut vehicle
off. If manual transmission, shift to neutral, unlock steering
wheel and make sure parking brake is released.
Note: For
four wheel drive units, shift transfer case into neutral
also.
Reminder: Consult vehicle’s manufacturer for towing
suitability of manual or automatic transmission vehicles.
UNHOOKING THE TOWED VEHICLE
Step 1. Begin unhooking your unit by fi rst applying both vehicle
parking brakes and unhook your lighting and safety cables.
Failure to have parking brakes applied could allow towed
vehicle to roll forward. This could result in limited space
between towing vehicle and towed vehicle.
Red Stripe
Step 6. Hook safety cables to chain anchor of baseplate.
Note: Make sure safety clip is in working order.
Step 7. Leave the electrical cable storage pin (circled above)
out for the locking procedure in step 6. When step 6 is com-
pleted, position cable on storage rod leaving enough slack,
and insert pin.
Step 2. Use the Lock Collar Release lever to relieve any
pressure in the connecting legs between the two vehicles by
lifting up on handle.