Remove/Install Ring Magnet Of Trailer Hitch - AR31.19-P-1600LW
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Model 253
with code 553 (Trailer Maneuvering Assist)
| Risk of death caused by vehicle slipping or toppling off of the lifting platform. | Align vehicle between vehicle lift columns and position the four support plates at the vehicle lift support points specified by the vehicle manufacturer. | AS00.00-Z-0010-01A | |
| Topical note | Information on preventing damage to electronic components due to electrostatic discharge | AH54.00-P-0001-01A | |
| Notes on HANDS-FREE ACCESS | AH80.61-P-0001-01A | ||
| Remove | |||
| 1 | Swivel out trailer hitch. | ||
| 2 | Switch off ignition and store transmitter key outside of transmitter range (min. 2 m). | ||
| 3 | Raise vehicle. | AR00.60-P-1006A | |
| 4 | Remove cap of trailer hitch. | ||
| 5 | Release catch hook at positioning ring (1) of trailer hitch using a suitable tool. | ||
| 6 | Remove positioning ring (1). | ||
| 7 | Release and disconnect electrical connection (3). | ||
| 8 | Remove electrical wiring harness (2). | Fig 1 | |
| 9 | Disconnect electric lines from plug housing (4). | ||
| 10 | Secure pull-through device to electrical wiring harness (2). | ||
| 11 | Turn ring magnet (5) of trailer hitch through 90° counterclockwise and remove with electrical wiring harness (2). | ||
| 12 | Remove pull-through device from electrical wiring harness (2). | ||
| Install | |||
| 13 | Attach pull-through device to electrical wiring harness (2). | ||
| 14 | Install electrical wiring harness (2) with ring magnet (5) of trailer hitch. | Otherwise the positioning ring (1) cannot be installed correctly and will be damaged. |
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| 15 | Install electrical wiring harness (2) in plug housing (4). | AR00.19-P-0100-04A | |
| Fig 9 | |||
| Fig 8 | |||
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| Fig 7 | |||
| Fig 2 | |||
| Fig 4 | |||
| Fig 5 | |||
| Fig 3 | |||
| 16 | Connect electrical connector (3) and attach electrical wiring harness (2) to trailer hitch. | ||
| 17 | Install positioning ring (1) of trailer hitch. | The positioning ring (1) must engage audibly twice. Check that the positioning ring (1) can move freely. |
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| 18 | Install cap on trailer hitch. | ||
| 19 | Lower vehicle. | AR00.60-P-1006A | |
| 20 | Switch on ignition and read out and delete fault memory. | ||
| AD00.00-P-2000-04B | |||
| 21 | Swivel in trailer hitch. |