2011 SKODA YETI towing

The maximum towing speed is
50 km/h.
Driver of the towed vehicle
– Switch the ignition on so that the steering wheel is not blocked and you can
also operate the turn signal lights, the headlight flasher, the windscreen wip-
ers and windscreen washer system.
– Take the vehicle out of gear or move the selector lever into position N if your
vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox.
Note that the brake servo unit and power steering only operate if the engine is
running. You will require significantly greater physical force to depress the brake
pedal and to steer the vehicle if the engine is not running.
When using a tow rope, always ensure that the tow rope is always kept taught. CAUTION
● Do not tow start the engine - danger of damaging the engine. On vehicles with
a catalytic converter, unburnt fuel may get into the catalytic converter where it
may ignite. This in turn may damage or destroy the catalytic converter. You can
use the battery of another vehicle as a jump-start aid ⇒ page 216, Jump-starting
.
● If the gearbox of your vehicle no longer contains any oil because of a defect,
your vehicle must only be towed in with the driven wheels raised clear of the
ground, or on a special vehicle transporter or trailer.
● The vehicle must be transported on a special vehicle or trailer if it is not possi-
ble to tow in the vehicle in the way described or if the towing distance is greater
than 50

km.
● To protect both vehicles when tow-starting or towing, the tow rope should be
elastic. Thus one should only use plastic fibre rope or a rope made out of a similar-
ly elastic material.
● One should be constantly vigilant not to allow impermissibly high towing
forces or jerky loadings. There is always a risk of excessive stresses and damage
resulting at the points to which you attach the tow rope or tow bar when you at-
tempt to tow a vehicle which is not standing on a paved road.
● Attach the tow rope or the tow bar only to the towing eyes provided for this
purpose ⇒ page 218

, Front towing eye and ⇒ page 219, Rear towing eye Note
● We recommend a tow rope from the range of
ŠKODA Original Accessories that
you can purchase from an authorised ŠKODA Service Partner.
● Towing another vehicle requires a certain amount of practice. Both drivers
should be familiar with the particular points about towing a vehicle. Unskilled driv-
ers should not attempt to tow in another vehicle or to be towed in.
● When towing, respect the national legal provisions, especially those which re-
late to the identification of the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed.
● The tow rope must not be twisted as it may in certain circumstances result in
the front towing eye being unscrewed out of your vehicle. 
Front towing eye The towing eye is stored in the box of the vehicle tool kit.
Fig. 175 Front bumper: Removing the cover/installing the towing eye
–
Press on the upper half of the cover in direction of arrow 1
⇒  fig. 175 .
– Pull the cover out of the front bumper.
– Screw in the towing eye by hand to the left up to the stop ⇒ fig. 175 - right and
tighten it as much as possible. For tightening, we recommend that you use for
example the wheel wrench, the lashing eye of another vehicle or a similar ob-
ject which you can push through the eye.
– In order to reinstall the cover after screwing out the towing eye, first of all in-
sert the upper part of the cover and then press in the lower part. The cover
must engage firmly. £218
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CAUTION
The towing eye must always be screwed in fully and firmly tightened, otherwise
the towing eye can tear when towing in or tow-starting! 
Rear towing eye Fig. 176 Rear bumper: Removing the cover/installing the towing eye
–
Press on the upper half of the cover in direction of arrow 1
⇒  fig. 176 .
– Take the cover out of the rear bumper ⇒  fig. 176 - left.
– Screw in the towing eye by hand to the left up to the stop ⇒ fig. 176 - right and
tighten it as much as possible. For tightening, we recommend that you use for
example the wheel wrench, the lashing eye of another vehicle or a similar ob-
ject which you can push through the eye.
– In order to reinstall the cover after screwing out the towing eye, first of all in-
sert the upper part of the cover and then press in the lower part. The cover
must engage firmly. CAUTION
The towing eye must always be screwed in fully and firmly tightened, otherwise
the towing eye can tear when towing in or tow-starting!  219
Breakdown assistance Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assistance Technical data

Fuse assignment in the dash panel
Fig. 180 Schematic representation of
the fuse carrier in the dash panel
Certain electrical components are only standard on certain vehicle model versions
or only suppliable as optional equipment for certain models. No. Power consumer
1 Heating of the gearbox ventilation (diesel engine)
Control unit for automatic gearbox DQ200 2 Towing device
3 Towing device
4 Instrument cluster, windshield wiper lever, turn signal light lever
5 Air blower for heating, radiator fan, air conditioning system, Climatron-
ic 6 Rear window wiper
7 Phone
8 Towing device
9 Central control unit - Interior lighting
Rear fog light
10 Rain sensor, light switch, diagnostic socket
11 Left side cornering lights
12 Right side cornering lights
13 Radio, changer for mobile navigation
14 Towing device
15 Light switch
16 Heated windscreen washer nozzles
17 Control unit for headlamp beam adjustment and headlight swivel No. Power consumer
18 Diagnostic socket, engine control unit, brake sensor
19 Control unit for ABS, ESP, switch for tyre air pressure control, control
unit for parking aid, switch for Offroad mode, start/stop button 20 Switch and control unit for airbag
21 WIV, parking light, dimming mirrors, pressure sensor, telephone prein-
stallation, air mass meter
22 Instrument cluster, control unit for electromechanical power steering,
Haldex 23 Central locking system and bonnet lid
24 Rear power window
25 Rear window heater
Rear window heater, Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating and ventila-
tion)
26 Power socket in the luggage compartment
27 Electric sliding/tilting roof, electric sun screen
28 Fuel pump relay, control unit for fuel pump, injection valves
29 Front power window
30 front and rear lighter
31 Headlight cleaning system
32 Front seat heating, regulator for seat heating
33 Heating, Air conditioning, Climatronic
34 Alarm, spare horn
35 Control unit for automatic gearbox DQ200
36 DVD player
For power consumers, e.g. the car stereo, which can be operated with the ignition
switched off as long as the ignition key is not withdrawn.
Electrically adjustable seats are protected by
automatic circuit breakers, which
switch on again automatically after a few seconds after the overload has been
eliminated. 222
Fuses and light bulbs

T
Tailgate Lighting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The first 1 500 km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Traction control system (TCS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Tyre inflation pressure Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Tyre repair kit Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tyres Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
U Underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
unlock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 33
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Uphill Start Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
V Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Ventilation Auxiliary ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
W
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 210
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Windscreen Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windscreen heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Winter tyres
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wiper blades Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
X Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 244
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