2018 Seat Toledo Owner's manual

Driver assistance systems

Driving
Towing bracket device Driving with a tr ail
er
T
echnical requirements If your vehicle has a factory-fitted towing
brack
et or is equipped with a sel

ection of
SEAT Original Accessories, it meets all the
relevant technical and legal requirements.
In vehicles with a towing bracket it is possible
to remove the ball joint, situated (together
with the special assembly instructions) in the
housing for the spare wheel in the vehicle
luggage compartment

Towing bracket device
Driving with a trailer Exterior mirrors
Check whether you can see enough of the
road behind the tr
ail
er with the standard rear
vision mirrors. If this is not the case, you
should have additional exterior mirrors fitted.
Observe the relevant statutory requirements
of the country you are in.
Headlights
The front part of the vehicle may be raised
when the trailer is connected and the light
may dazzle the rest of the traffic.
Adapt the height of the headlights using the
headlight range adjuster

Driving
reverse driving lights or other sources of
electrical curr
ent. CAUTION

Towing bracket device
Clamping bush
Cl amping bush cap
Ball head co v
er
Ball-headed bar
Locking balls
Centred
Red marking on the manual regulator
Manual regulator
Key
Key slot cover
Red marking on the manual regulator
White marking on the ball-headed bar Note
Contact an Authorised Service Partner if
you lose your k ey.3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 Placing in service position
Fig. 234
Placing in service position. Fig. 235
Service position. Before assembling, place the ball-headed
bar in service position.

Driving
The manual regulator will remain in this posi-
tion.
Service position

Towing bracket device

Driving
Disassembly of the ball-headed
bar Fig. 239
Remove the key slot cover/unlock
with the k ey. Fig. 240
Unblock the ball-headed bar.