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I always use the auto retract. I use the front to attach to the truck. After I am on the hitch, I check to assure I'm correctly hooked up. We have a Trailer Saver hitch. I check to make sure the jaws are completely closed, check to see I'm not high hitched, and make sure the control arm of the hitch is in the locked position and then plug in the trailer. I then use the auto retract. I walk around to assure all the rams are completely retracted. (I never found any not completely
retracted). I leave the chocks on the wheels. I then do the tug test by setting the brakes on the trailer. When I do the tug I carefully watch the trailer for any movement.
I use this method because I feel the pressure fore and aft, and side to side unless you are absolutely aligned with the trailer, puts great stress on the front levelers, which I feel increased the chance of failure. So far so good.
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