Skoda YETI - 11-2009 Owner's Manual page 232

Front towing eye
The towing eye is stored in the box for the vehicle tool kit.
Fig. 190 Front bumper: Removing the cover / installing the towing eye
– Press on the upper half of the cover in direction of arrow
– Pull the cover out of the front bumper.
– Screw in the towing eye anticlockwise down to the stop
using the wheel wrench (push the wheel wrench through 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.
Rear towing eye
Fig. 191 Rear bumper: Removing the cover / installing the towing eye
Using the system Safety
– Press on the upper half of the cover in direction of arrow
– Take the cover out of the rear bumper
– Screw in the towing eye anticlockwise down to the stop
– In order to reinstall the cover after screwing out the towing eye, first of all insert the
Towing in a vehicle fitted with a manual gearbox
Please refer to the notes ⇒ page 230.
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.
A ⇒ fig.
190.
1
Towing of a vehicle with an automatic gearbox
⇒ fig. 190
and tighten up
Please refer to the notes ⇒ page 230.
The car can be towed in with a tow bar or a tow rope. Refer at the same time to the
following guidelines:
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operate when the engine is not running; the gearbox would not be adequately lubri-
cated at higher speeds and over longer towing distance.
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.
Towing a vehicle with four-wheel drive
Please refer to the notes ⇒ page 230.
Driving Tips General Maintenance
using the wheel wrench (push the wheel wrench through eye).
upper part of the cover and then press in the lower part. The cover must engage
firmly.
Move selector lever into N.
The maximum towing speed is 50 km/h.
The maximum permissible towing distance is 50 km. The gear oil pump does not
Note
Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance
A ⇒ fig.
191.
1
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191.
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and tighten up
Technical Data
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