Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 211

Note
● We recommend a tow rope from the range of ŠKODA Original Accessories that
you can purchase from an authorised ŠKODA Service Partner.
● Towing another vehicle requires a certain amount of practice. Both drivers
should be familiar with the particular points about towing a vehicle. Unskilled driv-
ers should not attempt to tow in another vehicle or to be towed in.
● When towing, respect the national legal provisions, especially those which re-
late to the identification of the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed.
● 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.
Front towing eye
The towing eye is stored in the box of the vehicle tool kit.
Fig. 173 Front bumper: protective grille/installing the towing eye
Carefully remove the cover as follows.
– Guide the fingers into the opening
By pulling in the direction of arrow
–
per area on the side to the fog lights.
– Afterwards, also slacken the cover on the other side in the direction of arrow
and remove it.
2
– Screw in the towing eye by hand to the left up to the stop
tighten. For tightening, we recommend that you use for example the wheel
wrench, the lashing eye of another vehicle or a similar object which you can
push through the eye.
Using the system Safety
⇒ f ig.
A 173.
, first of all slacken the cover in the up-
1
⇒ f ig. 173
- right and
Driving Tips
In order to reinstall the cover after screwing out the towing eye, first of all in-
–
sert it starting on the side facing the marking. Then press the cover closed on
the side facing the fog light. The cover must engage firmly.
CAUTION
The towing eye must always be screwed in fully and firmly tightened, otherwise
the towing eye can tear when towing in or tow-starting!
Front towing eye for Octavia RS and Octavia Scout
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The towing eye is stored in the box of the vehicle tool kit.
Fig. 174 Front bumper Octavia RS: Protective grille/Octavia Scout: Cover
Octavia RS
– Guide one finger into the opening
Unlock the cover by pulling it in direction
–
Screw in the towing eye by hand to the left up to the stop
–
tighten it as much as possible.
Put the cover in place after screwing out the towing eye again and press into
–
place. The cover must engage firmly.
Octavia Scout
– Press on the upper part of the cover
– Screw in the towing eye by hand to the left up to the stop
tighten it as much as possible. For tightening, we recommend that you use for
example the wheel wrench, the lashing eye of another vehicle or a similar ob-
ject which you can push through the eye.
General Maintenance Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance
⇒ f ig.
A of the grille 174.
and remove it.
1
⇒ f ig. 173
- right and
B and remove it.
⇒ f ig. 173
- right and
Technical data
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