Trailer - Skoda Roomster Owner's Manual

WARNING
Never allow the ball head to remain unsecured in the boot. This could
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cause damage to the boot upon sudden braking, and could put the safety
of the occupants at risk.
Never remove the tow bar while the trailer is still coupled.
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CAUTION
If the lever is held firmly and not pushed downwards as far as it can go, it will
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go back up after the ball head is removed and will not latch into the ready po-
sition. The ball head then needs to be brought into this position before the
next time it is fitted » page 127, Adjusting the ready position.
Tuck the ball bar in the ready position, with the golden key up, in the box -
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otherwise there is a risk of damage to the key!
Do not use excessive force when handling the operating lever (e.g. do not
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step on it).
Note
We recommend that you put the protective cap on the ball before removing
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the ball head.
Clean any dirt from the ball head before stowing it away in the box with the
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vehicle tool kit.
Accessories
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Read and observe and
An accessory can mounted on the ball head of the towing hitch (e.g. bike carri-
ers).
If this accessory is used, the maximum permissible overhang of the ball head
of the towing hitch and the permissible gross vehicle weight of the accesso-
ries including load are to be checked.
Fig. 129
Representation of the maximum
permissible level of the ball head
of the towing hitch and the per-
missible total weight of the ac-
cessories including the load de-
pending on the load center of
gravity
on page 126 first.
The maximum permissible overhang of the ball head of the towing hitch is 70
cm » Fig. 129.
The total permitted weight of the accessory including load changes changes
with increasing distance of the centre of gravity of the load from the ball head
of the towing hitch.
Distance of the centre of gravity of
the load from the ball head
0 cm
30 cm
60 cm
70 cm
WARNING
Never exceed the permissible gross weight of the accessory including
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load - there is a risk of damaging the ball head of the towing hitch.
Never exceed the permissible overhang of the ball head of the towing
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hitch - there is a risk of damaging the ball head of the towing hitch.
Note
We recommend that you use accessories from ŠKODA Original Accessories.

Trailer

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Attaching and detaching trailers
Loading a trailer
Towing a trailer
Anti-theft alarm system
If your vehicle has already been factory-fitted with towing equipment or is fit-
ted with towing equipment from ŠKODA Original Accessories, then it meets all
of the technical requirements and national legal provisions for towing a trailer.
Note
If there is an error in the trailer lighting system, check the fuses in the fuse box
in the dashboard » page 176.
Permissible total weight of the ac-
cessory, including load
50 kg
50 kg
25 kg
0 kg
Hitch and trailer
130
130
131
131
129