Towing The Vehicle - Skoda Superb Owner's Manual

Negative cable - colour coding in the majority of cases is black.
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 234.
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. 185.
Jump-starting vehicles with the vehicle battery in the boot
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Fig. 185
Engine earth: START-STOP sys-
tem
Fig. 186
Detail of the engine compart-
ment: Jump-starting point
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
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ings on page 234.
On vehicles with the vehicle battery in the boot, the positive terminal of the bat-
tery supplying the power can only be connected to the jump-starting point in the
engine compartment of the vehicle being started by means of a jump-start ca-
ble » Fig. 186!
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Open the protective cap of the jump-starting point in the direction of the ar-
row » Fig. 186.
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Connect the positive terminal of the battery supplying the power with the jump-
starting point.
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Attach the negative terminal of the battery supplying the power to a solid metal
part firmly connected to the engine block or to the engine block itself.
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Start the engine.
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After starting the engine, close the protective cap of the jump-starting point.

Towing the vehicle

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Introduction
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This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Front towing eye
Rear towing eye
Vehicles with a tow hitch
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!
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.
When towing, 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.
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