256
Breakdown assistance
– After screwing out the towing eye, reinsert the cover and lock it in
place. The cover must engage firmly.
Octavia Scout
– Press on the upper part of the cover
it.
– Screw in the towing eye by hand anticlockwise down to the stop
⇒ page 255, fig. 232
and tighten up using the wheel wrench* (push
the wheel wrench* through the eye).
– After screwing out the towing eye, reinsert the cover and lock it in
place. The cover must engage firmly.
Rear towing eye
⇒ page 255, fig. 234
and remove
Fig. 235 Rear bumper:
Removing cover
– Unlock the bottom part of the cover by pulling it downwards in direc-
A
⇒ fig.
tion of arrow
235.
1
– Unlock the upper part of the cover by pulling it in direction of arrow
A
and remove it.
2
– Screw in the towing eye by hand anticlockwise down to the stop
⇒ fig. 236
and tighten up using the wheel wrench* (push the wheel
wrench* through the eye).
– In order to reinstall the cover after screwing out the towing eye, first of
all insert the upper part of the cover and then press in the lower part.
The cover must engage firmly.
Towing in a vehicle fitted with a manual gearbox
Please refer to the notes ⇒ page 253.
The vehicle can be towed in with a tow bar or a tow rope or with the front or rear
wheels raised. The maximum towing speed is 50 km/h.
Towing of a vehicle with an automatic gearbox
Please refer to the notes ⇒ page 253.
Fig. 236 Rear bumper:
Installing the towing eye