Towing The Vehicle - Skoda Octavia Operating Instructions Manual

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Read and observe on page 215 first.
The starting process using the battery of another vehicle requires the use of
jumper cables.
The jump-start cables must be attached in the following sequence.
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Attach clamp to the positive terminal of the discharged battery
1
» Fig. 217 .
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Attach clamp to the positive terminal of the battery supplying power
2
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Attach clamp to the negative terminal of the battery supplying power
3
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Attach the clamp to a solid metal part which is connected firmly to the en-
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gine block or to the engine block itself.
On vehicles with the START-STOP
ble to the engine's earthing point.
Starting engine
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Start the engine on the vehicle providing the power and allow it to idle.
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Start the engine of the vehicle with the discharged battery.
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If the engine does not start, terminate the attempt to start the engine after
10 seconds and wait for 30 seconds before repeating the process.
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Remove the jump-start cables exactly in the reverse sequence as for attach-
ing.
Both batteries must have a rated voltage of 12 V. The capacity (Ah) of the bat-
tery supplying the power must not be significantly less than the capacity of
the discharged battery in your vehicle.
Jump-start cables
Only use jump-start cables which have an adequately large cross-section and
insulated terminal clamps. Observe the instructions of the jumper lead manu-
facturer.
Positive cable – colour coding in the majority of cases is red.
216
Do-it-yourself
Fig. 218
Engine earth: START-STOP sys-
tem
system» Fig. 218, connect the jump-start ca-
Negative cable – colour coding in the majority of cases is black.
WARNING
Do not clamp the jump-start cable to the negative terminal of the dis-
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charged battery. There is the risk of detonating gas seeping out the battery
being ignited by the strong spark which results from the engine being star-
ted.
The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps must never touch each
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other – risk of short circuit!
The jump-start cable connected to the positive terminal of the battery
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must not come into contact with electrically conducting parts of the vehicle
– risk of short circuit!
Route the jump-start cables so that they cannot be caught by any rotat-
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ing parts in the engine compartment.

Towing the vehicle

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Introduction
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Fig. 219 Braided tow ropes/spiral tow rope
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Front towing eye
Rear towing eye
Vehicles with a tow hitch
A braided tow rope must be used for towing
When towing, the following guidelines must be observed.
Vehicles with manual transmission may be towed in with a tow bar or a tow
rope or with the front or rear wheels raised.
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218
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