owners manual Skoda Octavia

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s43s.1.book Page 183 Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:21 PM Towing a trailer183 Headlights The fact that the driving stability of the vehicle + trailer combination reduces with Before starting off with a hitched trailer, also check the setting of the headlights. Alter increasing speed means that the legally allowed speed should not be used when there the setting as necessary with the aid of the headlight beam adjuster  page 56.are unfavourable road, weather or wind conditions, particularly near accident black spots. Detachable ball head You must always reduce your speed immediately as soon as you detect even just the The ball rod is detachable on vehicles which feature a factory-fitted towing device. It is slightest swaying of the trailer. On no account attempt to stop the trailer from stowed together with separate fitting instructions in the spare wheel well in the luggage “swaying” by accelerating. compartment of the vehicle. Apply the brakes in good time! If the trailer is fitted with a trailer brake, apply the Further information on the towing device  page184.brakes gently at first and then brake firmly. This will avoid brake jolts resulting from the trailer wheels locking. Shift down gears in good time before negotiating a downhill Note section to allow the engine to also act as a brake.  We recommend that you also have your vehicle inspected between service inter-Engine overheating vals if you tow a trailer frequently. Please keep a check on the coolant temperature gauge if you have to negotiate a  The handbrake on the towing vehicle must be put on when coupling and decou-lengthy slope in a low gear at a high engine speed when the outside temperature is pling the trailer. very high page16, “Coolant temperature gauge”. Driving Tips If the needle of the coolant temperature gauge moves into the right-hand area or even the red area of the scale, reduce your speed immediately. Stop and switch off the Particular caution is required when towing a trailer.engine if the warning light  in the instrument cluster begins flashing. Wait a few minutes and check the level of coolant in the coolant expansion bottle  page 201, – Do not, as far as possible, drive with your vehicle unladen and the trailer laden.“Inspecting the coolant level”. – Do not make full use of the legal maximum speeds. This applies in particular to Please refer to the following guidelines page 31, “Coolant temperature/coolant downhill sections. level ”. – Apply the brakes in good time. The coolant temperature can be reduced by switching on the heating. – Keep a check on the coolant temperature gauge if the outside temperature is high.Any increase in the cooling effect of the coolant fan through shifting down a gear and increasing the engine speed is not possible since the fan speed is independent of the Distribution of weight engine speed. One should also not drop a gear for this reason when towing a trailer as The distribution of the weight is very poor if your vehicle is unladen and the trailer is long as the engine can manage the slope without any drop in speed. laden. Maintain a particularly low speed if you cannot avoid driving with this combina- tion. Driving speed Do not drive faster than 80 km/hour for safety reasons. This also applies for countries in which higher speeds are allowed. Using the systemSafety Driving Tips General MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data

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