Towing The Vehicle - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

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If the engine does not start, terminate the attempt to start the engine after
10 seconds and wait for about 30 seconds before repeating the process.
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Disconnect the cables in exactly the reverse order to the one described above.
Jump-starting in vehicles with the START-STOP system
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 195.
On vehicles with the START-STOP system, the jump-start cable of the charger
must never be connected directly to the negative pole of the vehicle battery, but
only to the engine earth » Fig. 168.

Towing the vehicle

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Front towing eye
Rear towing eye
Vehicles a towing device
Vehicles with manual transmission may be towed in with a tow bar or a tow rope
or with the front or rear wheels raised.
Vehicles with automatic transmission may be towed in with a tow bar or a tow
rope or with the front wheels raised. If the vehicle is raised at rear, the automatic
gearbox is damaged!
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Do-it-yourself
Fig. 168
Engine compartment: Earth
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A tow bar is the safest way of towing a vehicle and also minimises any shocks.
Only use a tow rope if a suitable tow bar is not available.
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The following guidelines must be observed.
Driver of the tow vehicle
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Release the clutch particularly gently when starting off or depress the accelera-
tor particularly gently if the vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox.
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On vehicles with a manual transmission, only push down on the accelerator
pedal once the rope is taught.
The maximum towing speed is 50 km/h.
Driver of the towed vehicle
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Switch on the ignition so that the steering wheel is not blocked and so that the
turn signal lights, horn, windscreen wipers and windscreen washer system can
be switched on.
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Take the vehicle out of gear or move the selector lever into position N if the ve-
hicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox.
Please note that the brake servo unit and power steering only operate if the en-
gine is running. If the engine is not running, significantly more physical force is re-
quired to depress the brake pedal and steer the vehicle.
If using a tow rope, ensure that it is always kept taught.
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CAUTION
Do not tow start the engine - danger of damaging the engine! On vehicles with
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a catalytic converter, unburnt fuel may get into the catalytic converter where it
may ignite. This in turn may damage or destroy the catalytic converter. The bat-
tery from another vehicle can be used as a jump-start aid
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If the gearbox of your vehicle no longer contains any oil because of a defect,
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your vehicle must only be towed in with the driven wheels raised clear of the
ground, or on a special vehicle transporter or trailer.
The vehicle must be transported on a special vehicle or trailer if it is not possible
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to tow in the vehicle in the way described or if the towing distance is greater than
50 km.
To protect both vehicles when tow-starting or towing, the tow rope should be
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elastic. Thus one should only use plastic fibre rope or a rope made out of a simi-
larly elastic material.
» page 195, Jump-start-
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