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owners manual Skoda Octavia - year of production: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 - Skoda Octavia II 2 owners manual EN
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Breakdown assistance 223
– Take the vehicle out of gear or move the selector lever into position N if your Front towing eye
vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox. The towing eye is stored in the box for the vehicle tool kit.
– Note that the brake servo unit and power steering only operate if the engine is
running. You will require significantly greater physical force to depress the brake
pedal and to steer the vehicle if the engine is not running.
– Ensure that the tow rope is always kept taught.
Tow rope or tow bar
A tow bar is safest way of towing a vehicle an d also minimizes any shocks. You can use
a tow rope only if a suitable tow bar is not available.
The tow rope must be elastic to protect the vehicle. Thus one should only use plastic
fibre rope or a rope made out of a similarly elastic material.
Only attach the tow rope to the towing eyes provided for this purpose page 223 Fig. 182 Front bumper: protective grille / installing the towing eye
and page224. Carefully remove the cover as follows.
A
Driving style – Guide the fingers into the opening A fig.182.
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Towing another vehicle requires a certain amount of practice. Both drivers should be – By pulling in the direction of arrow , first of all slackAen the cover in the upper area
familiar with the particular points about to wing a vehicle. Unskilled drivers should not on the side to the fog lights.
attempt to tow in another vehicle or to be towed in. – Afterwards, also slacken the cover on the other side in the direction of arrow 2
A
One should be constantly vigilant not to allow impermissibly high towing forces or and remove it.
jerky loadings. There is always a risk of excessive stresses and damage resulting at the – Screw in the towing eye by hand to the left up to the stop fig. 182 - right and
points to which you attach the tow rope or tow bar when you attempt to tow a vehicle tighten. For tightening, we recommend that you use for example the wheel
which is not standing on a paved road. wrench*, the lashing eye of another vehicl e or a similar object which you can push
through the eye.
Caution – In order to reinstall the cover after screwing out the towing eye, first of all insert it
If the gearbox of your vehicle no longer contains any oil because of a defect, your starting on the side facing the marking. Then press the cover closed on the side
vehicle must only be towed in with the driven wheels raised clear of the ground, or on facing the fog light. The cover must engage firmly.
a special vehicle transporter or trailer.
Note
Please comply with any national legal provisions particularly regarding the
switched on signal systems, when towing in or tow-starting another vehicle.
The tow rope must not be twisted as it may in certain circumstances result in the
front towing eye being unscrewed out of your vehicle.
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