OPERATOR'S MANUAL

VEHICLERECOVERYANDSPRINGBRAKES
Ifyourvehicleisnotequippedwith
theproperrecoveryhitchassembly,
contactanauthorizeddealertoobtain
theproperequipment.
RecoveryHitchAssembly
1T owPin
2T owHitch
3SquareHitchSocket
4LockPin
5LockTab
RecoveryHitchInstallation
Usethefollowingproceduretoinstall
theVehicleRecoveryHitches.See
RecoveryHitchAssemblyillustration
forpartidentication.
1.Checksquaresocketsbehind
lowerbumperforobstructions,
clearifnecessary.
2.Withlockpinsremoved,insert
hitchesthroughbumperandinto
thesquarehitchsocket.
3.Aligntheholeinthetowhitchwith
thesquarehitchsockethole.
4.Insertthelockpinintothesquare
hitchsocketholeandthrough
theholeinthetowhitchuntilthe
locktabiswithinthesquarehitch
socket.
5.Rotatethelockpin90degreesto
securethepininplace.
6.Removethehitchesandstoreall
partsafterrecoveringthevehicle.
DriverControlledMain
Differential
Followthesestepstolocka
driver-controlledmaindifferential.
WARNING
Anopenairlineontherecovered
vehiclewillcausealeakintheair
systemoftherecoveryvehicleif
bothvehicles’brakesystemsare
connected.Thiscouldcausea
lossofsystemair,whichcancause
theservicebrakesnottofunction,
resultinginthesuddenapplication
ofthespringbrakescausingwheel
lock-up,lossofcontrol,orovertake
byfollowingvehicles.Youcould
beinanaccidentinvolvingdeath
orpersonalinjury.Ensurethatany
airlinethathasbeenremovedfrom
adriver-controlledmaindifferential
lockisrmlycappedtopreventloss
ofairpressurefromtherecovery
vehicleifitissupplyingairpressure.
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