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The vehicle must be stationary.
Rear lid or rear window must be open.
Trailer must be unhitched.
Connectors (and any adapters) must be removed from the socket.
There must not be any accessories on the hitch ball (e.g. ball protection cap, bicycle rack, etc.).

Swivelling out the trailer coupling
1. 1.1. Requirements:
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  - The vehicle must be stationary.
  - Rear lid or rear window must be open.
2. 1.2. To swivel out:
3. 1.3. Touch rocker switch -A- .
4. 1.4. >> The hitch ball moves automatically into operating position.
5. 1.5. The red LED in the rocker switch flashes until the operating position is reached.
  
  Fig 1: Identifying Rocker Switch
  Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Retracting the trailer hitch
1. 2.1. Requirements:
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  - The vehicle must be stationary.
  - Rear lid or rear window must be open.
  - Trailer must be unhitched.
  - Connectors (and any adapters) must be removed from the socket.
  - There must not be any accessories on the hitch ball (e.g. ball protection cap, bicycle rack, etc.).
2. 2.2. To retract:
3. 2.3. Touch rocker switch -A- .
4. 2.4. >> The hitch ball moves automatically into operating position.
5. 2.5. The red LED in the rocker switch flashes until the operating position is reached.
  
  Fig 2: Identifying Rocker Switch
  Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.