Al-ko hitch question

well you did exactly the right thing in making it click and testing it, you could also make sure you see the green ring around the button.

We have a detectable tow bar and sometimes the click comes very quickly and sometimes it sort of 'eases' itself and then clicks, and sometimes it needs a little help like you have found. I think it is to do with how accurately you get the hitch over the ball, how even or smooth/level the ground is (gravel appears to make it harder to get a quick click) but that is just my guess. Do you use a mover?

But the important thing is to get that click, green ring showing and to test it like you do. I hope this helps?

Exactly as per cornersteady sometimes the click can be very positive, at others on the weak side, but always do the lift test.

 We have a towbar that can be detected too ..... 😉😉

Cornersteady is right. You may find removing it difficult especially if the ground is uneven. We had one unit where if I pulled one wheel up a levelling ramp I couldn’t get the hitch off. Same if I reversed. 

opps   funny though

Cornersteady, we have had a motor mover fitted since the last time we hitched up.

Due to the narrowness of the road we have to hitch up with the car and caravan half on the kerb and half on the road.

When you say check the 'button' I was under the impression the button was the stabilizer indicator and the other indicator was for the hitch. I have taken this photo of the net but it's the same as ours and after manually clicking it shut the far indicator was showing half red and half green.

hello

If you look at the instructions

WARNING: Coupling ball is correctly engaged when the green edge of
the safety indicator button (Figure 13/3) is visible.

https://www.alko.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/AKS3004-Service-Manual2.pdf

As others will tell you on here I am the worst at mechanical stuff so just going on what I was told when first towing.