Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual page 123

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Grasp the ball bar from below » Fig.
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Pull the hand wheel in the direction of the arrow
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Turn the hand wheel in the direction of the arrow
this position.
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Remove the tow bar from the mounting recess downwards and in the direc-
tion of the arrow .
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At the same time, the ball head latches into the ready position and is thus
ready to be re-inserted into the mounting recess
Subsequent steps
After removing the tow bar the following work must be carried out.
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Fit the cover for the mounting recess
» Fig. 107 on page 118.
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WARNING
Never allow the tow bar to remain unsecured in the boot. This could cause
damage on sudden braking, and could put the safety of the occupants at
risk!
CAUTION
If the hand wheel is not turned all the way to the stop, then it will return
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to its initial position when the tow bar is removed and will rest on the tow bar
and not engage into the ready position. The ball head then needs to be
brought into this position before the next time it is fitted
the ready position.
The mounting recess must be closed with the cover following removal. This
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prevents foreign bodies from getting into the mounting recess.
Note
Clean any dirt from the tow bar before stowing it away in the box with the ve-
hicle tool kit.
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Driving
112.
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to the stop, and hold in
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in the opposite direction to arrow
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» page 117, Adjusting
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.
The maximum permissible overhang of the ball head of the towing hitch is 70
cm » Fig. 113.
The total permitted weight of the accessory including load changes with in-
creasing 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.
Fig. 113
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 116 first.
Permissible total weight of the ac-
cessory, including load
50 kg
50 kg
25 kg
0 kg
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