• If your caravan doesn’t have a motor mover, it’s worth checking to see if your caravan is level across its width (along the axle) before unhitching your car.
• Place a spirit level on the floor (or flat surface such as a worktop) with the ends of the level pointing towards the sides of the caravan.
• If the caravan needs raising on one side, place a caravan levelling ramp under the wheel and pull the caravan up the ramp until perfectly level.
• With the caravan level, check that AL-KO axle wheel locks (if used) can be fitted, as this may require slight forwards/backwards adjustments.
• If your caravan levelling ramp comes with a wheel chock, place it under the wheel.
• With the caravan level across its width, the wheel positioned to accept a wheel lock, and the caravan’s handbrake on, the car can be unhitched and moved out of the way. A guide to unhitching can be found at the bottom of this page.
• Next, we level the caravan along its length. Turn the spirit level through 90 degrees so that it points towards either end of the caravan.
• Raise or lower the front of the caravan with the jockey wheel until level.
• With the caravan level, wind down each corner steady until firm.
• It’s a good idea to lower the corner steadies onto corner steady pads or wooden blocks to prevent them from sinking into soft ground.

• Apply the caravan’s handbrake.
• Unhitch the car and move it out of the way. A guide to unhitching can be found at the bottom of this page.
• Place a spirit level on the floor (or flat surface such as a worktop) with the ends of the level pointing towards the sides of the caravan.
• If the caravan needs raising on one side, place a caravan levelling ramp under the wheel and engage the motor mover. Drive the caravan up the ramp with the motor mover until level.
• With the caravan level, check that AL-KO axle wheel locks (if used) can be fitted, as this may require slight forwards/backwards adjustments.
• If your caravan levelling ramp comes with a wheel chock, place it under the wheel.
• Next, we level the caravan along its length. Turn the spirit level through 90 degrees so that it points towards either end of the caravan.
• Raise or lower the front of the caravan with the jockey wheel until level.
• With the caravan level, wind down each corner steady until firm.
• It’s a good idea to lower the corner steadies onto corner steady pads or wooden blocks to prevent them from sinking into soft ground.
• Disengage the motor mover.

• Apply the caravan’s handbrake. Chock the wheels if necessary.
• Unplug the socket or sockets.
• Unclamp the jockey wheel, drop it down and retighten.
• Disengage the stabiliser hitch and wind down the jockey wheel whilst lifting the coupling lever. The coupling should then lift from the car’s tow ball.
• Unclip the breakaway cable.

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• Beginners Guide to Caravanning – Homepage
• How to load your caravan
• How to set your caravan’s noseweight
• How to hitch up your caravan
• How to tow and reverse your caravan
• Arriving on site: How to level your caravan
• Arriving on site: Electrical system
• Arriving on site: Gas system
• Arriving on site: Water system
• Arriving on site: How to set up your Alde or Truma heating system
• Arriving on site: Toilet cassette
• Arriving on site: Fridge
• Arriving on site: Hob, oven and grill
• Arriving on site: How to adjust your caravan’s TV aerial
• Arriving on site: How to secure your caravan
• Caravan Weight Plate Upgrade: How to increase your caravan’s payload
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