Coupling (aankoppelen)

Concept translation: the Dutch text prevails.

Step 4 of 4

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.

Source: Regeling voertuigen, art. 5.18.34 lid 2 en art. 5.18.57 (text valid from 1 July 2026), read on 24 October 2026

All 7 questions of this topic, each on a page of its own

1.
You are going to hitch the trailer to the car. What do you do first, and what after that?
put in order · instructors’ advice
2.
What do you attach the breakaway cable (losbreekkabel) to?
multiple choice
3.
What do the rules require of the connection between car and trailer?
multiple choice
4.
On a level road, the trailer’s coupling (koppeling), at the ball (kogel), must lie roughly horizontal.
true or false
5.
You attach a secondary coupling (hulpkoppeling) so that it only pulls once the coupling comes loose.
true or false
6.
After coupling up, how do you check that the coupling (koppeling) is really locked onto the ball (kogel)?
multiple choice · instructors’ advice
7.
The examiner asks: “Tell me how you couple up the trailer.” (Vertel hoe je de aanhanger aankoppelt.)
tell it out loud · instructors’ advice