Seat Tarraco 2018 Owner's manual

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Meaning of the orientation lines

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detached from the vehicle and cause seri-
ous injury.
CAUTION

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Key to the Fig. 298:
Pin Meaning
4 Right turn signal5 Rear light, right
6 Brake lights 7 Rear light, left
8 Reverse lights
9 Permanent live
10 Live charge cable 11 Earth for pin 10
12 Unassigned
13 Earth for pin 9 Trailer power socket
The v
ehicl
e is fitt
ed with a 13-pole power
socket for the electrical connection between
the trailer and the vehicle. With the engine
running, electrical devices on the trailer re-
ceive power from the electrical connection
(pin 9 and pin 10 of the trailer power socket).
If the system detects that a trailer has been
connected electrically, the electrical equip-
ment on the trailer will receive voltage
through this connection (pins 9 and 10). Pin 9
has a permanent live. This powers, for exam-
ple, the trailer

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reconnect the Eco pr ofil
e once the tr ailer has
been unhitched, switch the ignition off and
back on once. WARNING
If the cables are improperly or incorrectly
connected, it may l ead t

o an excessive
amount of current supplied to the trailer,
which can cause abnormalities in the entire
vehicle electronic system, as well as acci-
dents and serious injuries.

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Trailer loading
The w eight of the t
o
wing vehicle and trailer
must be balanced. In order to do this, the
load must be as close as possible to the max-
imum vertical load technically permissible on
the coupling point, and it must be evenly dis-
tributed between the back and front of the
trailer:

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