Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 220

To protect both vehicles when tow-starting or towing, the tow rope should
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be elastic. Thus one should only use plastic fibre rope or a rope made out of a
similarly elastic material.
There is always a risk of excessive stresses and damage resulting at the
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points to which you attach the tow rope or tow bar when you attempt to tow a
vehicle which is not standing on a paved road.
Note
We recommend using a tow rope from ŠKODA Original Accessories available
from a ŠKODA Partner.
Front towing eye
Fig. 203 Removing the cap / installing the towing eye
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Read and observe and
Removing/installing the cap
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Press on the cap in the area
1
›
Remove the cap in the direction of the arrow
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After unscrewing the cap of the towing eye, insert the cap in area
then press the opposite side of the cap.
The cap must engage firmly.
Removing/installing the towing eye
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Manually screw the towing eye as far as it will go in the direction of the ar-
row » Fig. 203 » .
3
For tightening purposes, we recommend, for example, using the wheel
wrench, towing eye from another vehicle or a similar object that can be pushed
through the eye.
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Unscrew the towing eye against the direction of the arrow
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Do-it-yourself
on page 217 first.
» Fig. 203.
.
2
.
3
WARNING
The towing eye must always be screwed in fully and firmly tightened, oth-
erwise the towing eye can tear when towing in or tow-starting.
Rear towing eye
Fig. 204 Expansion of the cap / installation of towing eye - Version 1
Fig. 205 Expansion of the cap / installation of towing eye - Version 2
and
1

Read and observe
Removing and installing cap - Version 1
›
Press on the cap in the area
›
Remove the cap in the direction of the arrow
›
After unscrewing the cap of the towing eye, insert the cap in area
then press the opposite side of the cap.
The cap must engage firmly.
and on page 217 first.
» Fig. 204.
1
.
2
and
1
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