Technical Data - Skoda SUPERB - 05-2009 Manual

Only attach the tow rope to the towing eyes provided for this purpose ⇒ page 253
and ⇒ page 254.
Driving style
Towing another vehicle requires a certain amount of practice. Both drivers should
be familiar with the particular points about towing a vehicle. Unskilled drivers
should not attempt to tow in another vehicle or to be towed in.
One should be constantly vigilant not to allow impermissibly high towing forces or
jerky loadings. There is always a risk of excessive stresses and damage resulting at
the points to which you attach the tow rope or tow bar when you attempt to tow a
vehicle which is not standing on a paved road.
Caution
If the gearbox of your vehicle no longer contains any oil because of a defect, your
vehicle must only be towed in with the driven wheels raised clear of the ground, or
on a special vehicle transporter or trailer.
Note
•
Please comply with any legal requirements 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.
Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance
Front towing eye
The towing eye is stored in the box for the vehicle tool kit.
– Take the cover out of the front bumper
– Screw in the towing eye anticlockwise down to the stop
tighten up using the wheel wrench (push the wheel wrench through
eye).
– Put the cover in place after screwing out the towing eye again and
press into place. The cover must engage firmly.
Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance 253
Fig. 224 Front bumper:
Removing the cover
Fig. 225 Front bumper:
Installing the towing eye
⇒ fig.
224.
⇒ fig. 225
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