We know that not everybody is an expert when it comes to fitting towbars, however, we are so let us give you some advice!

A Witter Detachable Swan neck can be removed when it is not in use and is attached using a secure locking mechanism.

Before you attach your Witter removable neck, you must make sure you have unlocked it with a key and that it is in a charged state ready for firing into the locking mechanism.

When it is charged, the neck should have the key barrel on the left-hand side, the inside pin should be sticking out and the top main pin should be down. If your neck wasn’t charged, the key barrel would be on the right-hand side with the pin sticking inwards and the main pin at the top of the neck sticking up.

When you are charging the neck, you need to firmly push down on the blue knob and turn it 180 degrees clockwise. These can sometimes be stiff so be careful of this. If you can’t turn it further than 90 degrees clockwise, it hasn’t been pushed in far enough and it will not turn fully until it is pushed all the way down.

After charging your towbar neck will be ready to attach to the housing, the housing is permanently fitted to the towbar with two bolts on either side. The locking mechanism will fire and will securely attach into the towbar. When it is securely in place, the blue locking knob will be vertical for you to then lock it with a key.

To remove the neck, make sure it is unlocked with the key and push down firmly, then turn the blue locking knob 90 degrees and take the neck off carefully.

These are instructions for a Witter Detachable Swan neck. The fixed swan neck towbar is ideal for many towing applications and offers a slim appearance. It is compatible with AL-KO stabilisers, is less likely to trigger reversing sensors and is more aesthetically pleasing than a flange towbar. A detachable flange towbar offers all the versatility of a traditional flange towbar, but only a small part of the towbar remains visible when detached.

If you want further advice on fitting a swan neck, you can take a look at our helpful how-to video here.