Skoda Superb Owner's Manual page 230

Driver of the towing vehicle
– Release the clutch particularly gently when starting off or depress the acceler-
ator particularly gently if your vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox.
– On vehicles with 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
– Switch the ignition on so that the steering wheel is not blocked and you can also
operate the turn signal lights, the headlight flasher, the windscreen wipers and
windscreen washer system.
– Take the vehicle out of gear or move the selector lever into position N if your
vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox.
Note that the brake servo unit and power steering only operate if the engine is
running. You will require significantly greater physical force to depress the brake
pedal and to steer the vehicle if the engine is not running.
When using a tow rope, always ensure that the tow rope is always kept taught.
Caution
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Do not tow start the engine - danger of damaging the engine. On vehicles with
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. You can use the
battery of another vehicle as a jump-start aid  page 227, "Jump-starting".
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If the gearbox of your vehicle no longer contains any oil because of a defect,
your vehicle must only be towed in with the driven wheels raised clear of the
ground, or on a special vehicle transporter or trailer.
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The vehicle must be transported on a special vehicle or trailer if it is not possible
to tow in the vehicle in the way described or if the towing distance is greater than
50 km.
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To protect both vehicles when tow-starting or towing, the tow rope should be
elastic. Thus one should only use plastic fibre rope or a rope made out of a similarly
elastic material.
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One should be constantly vigilant not to allow impermissibly high towing forces
or jerky loadings. There is always a risk of excessive stresses and damage resulting
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.
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Attach the tow rope or the tow bar only to the towing eyes provided for this
purpose  page 229, "Front towing eye" and  page 230, "Rear towing eye".
Using the system Safety
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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.
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relate to the identification of the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed.
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front towing eye being unscrewed out of your vehicle.
Front towing eye
The towing eye is stored in the box of the vehicle tool kit.
Fig. 208 Front bumper: Removing the cover/installing the towing eye
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The towing eye must always be screwed in fully and firmly tightened, otherwise the
towing eye can tear when towing in or tow-starting!
Driving Tips General Maintenance
Note
Towing another vehicle requires a certain amount of practice. Both drivers
When towing, respect the national legal provisions, especially those which
The tow rope must not be twisted as it may in certain circumstances result in the
Take the cover out of the front bumper
Screw in the towing eye by hand to the left up to the stop
tighten it as much as possible. For tightening, we recommend that you use for
example the wheel wrench, the lashing eye of another vehicle or a similar object
which you can push through the eye.
Put the cover in place after screwing out the towing eye again and press into
place. The cover must engage firmly.
Caution
Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance
 fig. 208
- left.
 fig. 208
- right and
Technical Data
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