Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 113

WARNING
Never use the safety eye to tow a vehicle!
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The increased safety offered by the trailer stabilisation must not tempt you
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to take greater risks than otherwise.
Adapt your speed to the conditions of the road surface and to the traffic sit-
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uation.
Improper or incorrectly connected electric cables can energise the trailer and
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cause functional faults to the vehicle's entire electrical system as well as acci-
dents and severe injuries.
All work on the electrical system must be carried out only by ŠKODA special-
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ist garages.
Never directly connect the trailer's electrical system with the electrical con-
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nections for the tail lights or other current sources.
CAUTION
The trailer stabilisation need not be able to correctly detect all of driving situa-
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tions.
Trailers that sway slightly are not always detected by the trailer stabilisation
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and thus are not stabilised accordingly.
Release the pressure on the accelerator pedal if the system is being regulated.
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Avoid abrupt and sudden driving/braking manoeuvres.
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Note
Contact between the breakaway cable and the safety eye can result in mechan-
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ical wear on the protective surface of the eye. Such wear does not impair the
functioning of the safety eye and is not a fault. It is excluded from the warranty
coverage.
If you tow a trailer frequently, have your car inspected between service inter-
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vals too.
The handbrake on the towing vehicle must be put on when coupling and decou-
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pling the trailer.
For technical reasons, trailers with rear LED lights cannot be connected to the
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anti-theft alarm system.
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Towing a trailer