Connecting and disconnecting a trailer

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Stop your vehicle and a trailer in line and perform the following:

• Connecting a trailer

suspension to N mode. Set the rear height control air suspension to N mode.

switch or the rear height control air suspension. Turn off the “ENGINE START STOP” switch or the rear height control air suspension.

Turn on the switch that was turned Connect the trailer.

off on  . Turn on the switch that was turned off on • Disconnecting a trailer .

• Disconnecting a trailer

suspension to N mode. Set the rear height control air suspension to N mode.

air suspension. Turn off the rear height control air suspension.

switch. Turn off the “ENGINE START STOP” switch.

on the ground and raise the hitch by 4 in. (100 mm) Set the supporting leg of the trailer on the ground and raise the hitch by 4 in. (100 mm) Turn on the rear height control Turn on the “ENGINE START STOP” switch.

air suspension. Turn on the rear height control air suspension.

Make sure the hitch is disconnected. If the hitch does not disconnect, raise Wait until vehicle height is stabilized.

Make sure the hitch is disconnected. If the hitch does not disconnect, raise the hitch higher and repeat steps 2 through 7.

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