Coupling (aankoppelen)

Attaching the breakaway cable and the secondary coupling

You attach the breakaway cable (losbreekkabel) to a fixed part of the car or to the eye on the tow bar (trekhaak) that is meant for it. It may only come into action once the coupling (koppeling) has come loose. A secondary coupling (hulpkoppeling) is attached the same way, so that it too only pulls after the coupling has come loose.