Driving With A Trailer - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Driving with a trailer

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Before hitching the trailer to the vehicle, hold on to the 13-pin power socket in
the area » Fig. 104 and swivel it out in the direction of the arrow.
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Remove the protective cap » Fig. 99
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the trailer to the vehicle.
Safety eye
The purpose of the safety eye » Fig. 99
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away cable of the trailer.
When attaching the breakaway cable to the safety eye, it must sag freely in all
trailer positions (sharp bends, in reverse, etc.).
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. The national legal
requirements must be observed.
Headlights
The headlight settings must be checked before starting a journey with a coupled
trailer. If necessary, adjust the settings with the headlight beam adjust-
ment » page 44.
Driving speed
For safety reasons, do not drive faster than 80 km/h when hitching a trailer.
Immediately reduce your speed as soon as even the slightest swaying of the trail-
er is detected. Never attempt to stop the trailer from "swaying" by accelerating.
Brakes
Apply the brakes in good time! If the trailer is fitted with a trailer brake, apply the
brakes gently at first, then brake firmly. This will avoid brake jolts resulting from
the trailer wheels locking.
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Using the system
Fig. 104
Swivel out the 13-pin power
socket
on page 106 upwards before hitching
on page 106 is to attach the break-
On downhill sections shift down a gear in good time to also use the engine as a
brake.
Trailer stabilisation
The trailer stabilisation is an extension of the stabilisation control that works in
conjunction with the counter-steering assistance to reduce the amount the trail-
er "sways".
After turning on the ignition, the ESC warning light
lights up for about 2 seconds longer than the ABS warning light.
Prerequisites:
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The towing device is assembled or retrofitted ex works;
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The ESC system is active. The warning light
not illuminated;
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The trailer is electrically connected to the towing vehicle by means of the trailer
socket;
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The speed is higher than approx. 60 km/h;
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The trailer has a fixed drawbar;
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The ESC system works for both braked and unbraked trailers.
A trailer is connected to the anti-theft alarm system, when:
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the vehicle is factory-fitted with an anti-theft alarm system and a towing de-
vice;
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the trailer is electrically connected to the towing vehicle by means of the trailer
socket;
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the electrical system of the vehicle and trailer is fully functional;
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the vehicle is locked with the car key and the anti-theft alarm system is activa-
ted.
When the vehicle is locked, the alarm is activated as soon as the electrical con-
nection to the trailer is interrupted.
Always switch off the anti-theft alarm system before a trailer is connected/dis-
connected » page 35, Anti-theft alarm system.
Engine overheating
If the needle for the coolant temperature gauge moves into the right-hand area
or the red area of the scale, the speed must be reduced immediately.
Stop and switch off the engine if the warning light
lights up. Wait a few minutes and check the level of coolant
The following guidelines must be observed
ant level .
The coolant temperature can be reduced by switching on the heating.
in the instrument cluster
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or in the instrument cluster is
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in the instrument cluster
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» page 174.
» page 15, Coolant temperature/cool-
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