Step by step for hooking up toad..

1. Using GOAL method (Get Out And Look), connect Towbar to motorhome hitch.
(My towbar, a fixed arm adjustable width unit, is always on the Jeep during the summer)
2. Connect safety chains
3. Connect light wiring
4. Start Jeep engine, put transfer case in Neutral
5. Put transmission in 6th gear, let clutch out. This verifies that transfer case is in Neutral.
6. Shut off engine, leave switch in "OFF, not locked" position, leave transmission in 6th gear
7. Verify operation of lights
8. get on down the road.

WyoTraveler wrote:
Good previous post on hooking up and checking. I'll just add one very important step not to be overlooked in unhooking. Since your toad is in neutral for towing. The first thing I do is place toad in gear and apply emergency brake before unhooking anything. Funny watching RVer chasing their toad but it can be dangerous and disasterous.

been there. done that.
bumpy

Good previous post on hooking up and checking. I'll just add one very important step not to be overlooked in unhooking. Since your toad is in neutral for towing. The first thing I do is place toad in gear and apply emergency brake before unhooking anything. Funny watching RVer chasing their toad but it can be dangerous and disasterous.

This is my checklist for installing the whole towing setup. When I hookup, I just check that each of these steps is installed correctly. Takes about 30 seconds. Maybe it will give you a starter:

TOWING CHECKLIST
1 On CRV:
Bracket Pins------------------ L&R IN
Pin Clips------------------------ 2 ON
Padlocks----------------------- 2 LOCKED
CrossBar----------------------- ON
Padlock------------------------- 1 ON
Opposite Pin------------------ 1 ON,LOCKED
Short Breakaways---------- 2 Screwpinned to Brackets
Long Breakaways----------- 2 Locked to Holes
Breakaway Brake Plug--- IN to CRV, Store the blank
Light Plug---------------------- IN to CRV
2 Towbar to Crossbar:
Pins------------------------------ 2 IN ALL WAY
Retainer Clips---------------- 2 IN, LOCK POSITION
3 On Motorhome:
Light Plug---------------------- IN to Motorhome
Breakaway Brake Cable--- Clip to Motorhome
DropHitch---------------------- IN to MH Receiver
Long Breakaways----------- 2 Clip to Short Breakaways
Short Breakaways---------- 2 Clip to Motorhome
4 CRV Ready to Tow:
Handbrake--------------------- OFF
Transmission----------------- NEUTRAL
Ignition-------------------------- Turn to "I"
Doors---------------------------- Lock w. Spare Key

Every setup is different.

Spend some time going through it once very slowly. Check everything. Then check it again. Then write your own list, and do it the same way and in the same order every time.

After you've driven the toad up a couple of times you'll get familiar with where to stop in relation to the coach. My Roadmaster has a good 12 inches of flex in the towbar arms, so I assume yours is similar.