Skoda SUPERB - 05-2009 Manual page 255

254 Breakdown assistance
Rear towing eye
– Press onto the bottom part of the cover in the rear bumper
and take it out.
– 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.
Tow-starting a vehicle
If the engine does not start, we generally do not recommend to tow-start
your vehicle. One should attempt to start the engine using jump start
cables ⇒ page 250 or call on the services of the SERVICE mobile.
If your vehicle has to be towed
– Engage 2nd or 3rd gear with the vehicle stationary.
– Depress the clutch pedal fully and keep it depressed.
– Switch on the ignition.
Fig. 226 Rear bumper:
Removing cover
– Wait until both vehicles are moving then release the clutch pedal
– Depress the clutch pedal fully when the engine fires and take the
For technical reasons it is not possible to tow-start a car fitted with an automatic
gearbox.
Fig. 227 Rear bumper:
Installing the towing eye
There is high risk of having an accident when tow-starting a vehicle, when
for example the towed vehicle runs into the towing vehicle.
⇒ fig. 226
Vehicles which are fitted with a catalytic converter should not be tow-started over
⇒ fig. 227
and
a distance of more than 50 metres. Unburnt fuel may get into the catalytic converter
and damage it.
Towing in a vehicle fitted with a manual gearbox
Please refer to the notes ⇒ page 252.
slowly.
vehicle out of gear.
WARNING
Caution