Driving With A Trailer - Skoda Yeti Owner's Manual

The distribution of the weight is very poor if your vehicle is unladen and the trail-
er is laden. Maintain a particularly low speed if you cannot avoid driving with this
combination.
Tyre pressure
Correct the tyre inflation pressure on your vehicle for a "full load"
Service life of tyres.
Trailer load
The permissible trailer load must not be exceeded under any circumstan-
ces » page 232, Technical data.
The trailer loads specified apply only to altitudes up to 1 000 metres above mean
sea level.
The engine output falls as altitude increases, as does the vehicle's climbing pow-
er. Therefore, for every additional 1000 m in height (or part), the maximum per-
missible towed weight must be reduced by 10%.
The towed weight is made up of the actual weights of the loaded towing vehicle
and the loaded trailer.
The trailer and drawbar load information on the type plate of the towing device is
merely a test value for the towing device. The vehicle-specific values are detailed
in the vehicle documents.
WARNING
Do not exceed the maximum permissible axle and drawbar load and the
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maximum permissible total or towed weight of the vehicle and the trailer –
risk of accident and serious injury.
Slipping loads can significantly impair the stability and safety of the vehicle/
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trailer combination – risk of accident and serious injury.

Driving with a trailer

» page 206,
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
Before the journey
›
Before connecting the vehicle to the trailer, swivel out the 13-pin power socket
» Fig. 133
A
›
Remove the protective cover
ing the trailer to the vehicle.
After the journey
›
Swivel the 13-pin power socket
the arrow.
›
Place the protective cover
Safety eyelet
The purpose of the safety eyelet
the trailer.
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When attaching the breakaway cable to the safety eyelet, it must sag freely
against the vehicle in all trailer positions (sharp bends, in reverse etc.).
Exterior mirrors
You have to have additional exterior mirrors fitted if you are not able to see the
traffic behind the trailer with the standard rear-view mirrors. The national legal
requirements must be observed.
Headlights
The front of the vehicle may lift up when a trailer is being towed and the head-
lights may dazzle other road users.
Adjust the headlights using the headlight beam control
beam adjustment.
Fig. 133
Swivel out the 13-pin power
socket
on page 154.
in the direction of the arrow.
» Fig. 125 on page 150 upwards before connect-
5
» Fig. 133 back in in the opposite direction to
A
» Fig. 125 on page 150 onto the tow bar.
5
B » Fig. 133 is to attach the breakaway cable of
» page 42, Headlight
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155
Towing a trailer