Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual page 156

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
ing.
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.
One should be constantly vigilant not to allow impermissibly high towing forces
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or jerky loadings. There is always a risk of excessive stresses and damage result-
ing at the points to which you attach the tow rope or tow bar when you attempt
to tow a vehicle which is not standing on a paved road.
Attach the tow rope or the tow bar to the towing eyes or to the detachable ball
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head of the towing device » page 114
Note
We recommend using a tow rope from ŠKODA Original Accessories available
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from a ŠKODA Service Partner.
Towing another vehicle requires a certain amount of practice. Both drivers
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should be familiar with the particular points about towing a vehicle. Unskilled
drivers should not attempt to tow in another vehicle or to be towed in.
When towing, respect the national legal provisions, especially those which re-
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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
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the front towing eye being unscrewed out of your vehicle.
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Do-it-yourself
» page 152, Jump-start-
or » page 155.
Front towing eye
Fig. 119 Front bumper: Cap/installing the towing eye
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 153.
Removing and installing the cap
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Press on the left half of the cap in the area of the arrow
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Remove the cap from the front bumper.
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After screwing out the towing eye, reinstall the cap by inserting it in the
mounts and pressing on the right side of the cap. The cap must engage firmly.
Removing and installing the towing eye
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Screw in the towing eye by hand to the left up to the stop
For tightening purposes, we recommend, for example, using the wheel wrench,
towing eye from another vehicle or a similar object that can be pushed through
the eye.
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Screw out the towing eye by turning it to the right.
CAUTION
The towing eye must always be screwed in fully and firmly tightened, otherwise
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the towing eye can tear when towing in or tow-starting!
» Fig. 119 - .
» Fig. 119 - .
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