Seat Ateca 2018, Руководство пользователя

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Bear in mind the instructions for towing
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page 90 .
Fitting the towline anchorage
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Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
tool kit in the luggage compartment
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page 86 .
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Extract the lid for the towing eye using the
vehicle key blade (if you do not have the spe-
cific tool), pressing on the side and levering
gently from left to right.
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Remove the lid and let it hang from the ve-
hicle.
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Screw the towing eye in the housing by
turning it to the maximum anticlock-
wise
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. Use a suitable object that can
completely and securely tighten the towing
eye in its housing.
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After towing, unscrew the towing eye
clockwise with a suitable object.
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Insert the side tab of the lid into the opening
of the bumper and press until the tab is prop-
erly clipped into the bumper.
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Clean the towing eye if necessary and then
store it in the luggage compartment along
with the other vehicle tools.
CAUTION
The towing eye must always be completely
and firmly tightened. Otherwise, it could be
released while towing and tow-starting.
Fitting the rear towing eye
Fig. 103
Rear bumper on right: remove the lid.
Fig. 104
Right side of the rear bumper: towline
anchorage screwed in.
The housing of the screw towing eye is on the
right side of the rear bumper behind a lid
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Fig. 103 . Vehicles equipped as standard
with a towing bracket do not have any hous-
ing for the screw towing eye behind the lid. In
this case, the tow hitch needs to be extracted
or installed and used for towing
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page 330 ,
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.
Bear in mind the instructions for towing
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page 90 .
Assemble the rear towing eye (cars with-
out a factory-equipped towing bracket)
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Remove the towing eye from the vehicle
tool kit in the luggage compartment
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page 86 .
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Press the upper side of the lid
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Fig. 103 to
unclip it.
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Remove the lid and let it hang from the ve-
hicle.
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Screw the towing eye in the housing by
turning it to the maximum anticlockwise
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Fig. 104
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. Use a suitable object that
can completely and securely tighten the tow-
ing eye in its housing.
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After towing, unscrew the towing eye
clockwise with a suitable object.
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Insert the upper flange of the lid into the
opening of the bumper and press the lower
side of the lid until the upper flange is inserted
into the bumper.
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Clean the towing eye if necessary and then
store it in the luggage compartment along
with the other vehicle tools.
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