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owners manual Skoda Octavia - year of production: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - Skoda Octavia I 1 owners manual EN
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208 Towing a trailer
Towing a trailer
Towing a trailer General Maintenance
Technical requirements There are a number of points to pay attention to when towing a
trailer.
The towing device must satisfy certain technical requirements. Trailer load
Your vehicle is designed primarily for transporting persons and luggage. It can, The permissible trailer load must on no account be exceeded.
however, also be used for towing a trailer - provided certain te chnical equipment is You can negotiate appropriately steeper inclines and descents if you do not make
fitted. full use of the permissible trailer load.
If your vehicle has already been supplied with a factory-fitted towing device then The trailer loads specified only apply for altitudes up to 1 000 metres above mean
everything that is necessary for towing a trailer in technical terms, and in terms of sea level. The fact that the engine power output drops with increasing height due to
the law, has already been taken into account. a lowering of air pressure and thus the ability to climb, means that the towed weight
Your vehicle is fitted with a 13-pin power socket for the electrical connection must be reduced by 10% for every further increase of 1 000 metres in height above
between the vehicle and trailer. If the trailer which you wish to tow has a 7-pin sea level. The towed weight is the weight of the (laden) vehicle and the (laden)
connector, you can use a suitable adapter 19) from Škoda original accessories.trailer together. One should take this into account before driving up to higher alti-
This work must be carried out in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications tudes.
if a towing device is retrofitted. The trailer and drawbar load information on the type plate of the towing
Škoda Service Partners are familiar with details relating to retrofitting a towing device are merely test data for the towing device The data relating to your
device and for any necessary modifications to the cooling system.vehicle, which is often less than this test data, can be found in your vehicle
registration documents.
WARNING Distribution of the load
Distribute the load in the trailer in such a way that any heavy items are located as
We recommend that you have the towing device from Škoda original acces-close as possible to the axle. Secure the items to prevent them slipping.
sories installed by a Škoda Service Partner. He is familiar with all the relevant
details relating to retrofitting such equipment. There is a risk of an accident Tyre inflation pressure
if the towing device is not properly fitted! Select the tyre inflation pressure on your vehicle for that of “fully laden”,
⇒page237. The inflation pressure of the tyres fitted to the trailer adjust in accord-
ance with the manufacturer's recommendation.
Exterior mirrors
You have to have additional exterior mirrors fitted if you are not able to see the
traffic behind the trailer with the standard rear-view mirrors. Both exterior mirrors
19) In some countries the adapter is supplied with the towing device.
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