Jacking
The jack supplied as standard on the vehicle is for wheel changing procedures only. When carrying out any other repair or maintenance work, the vehicle must be raised using the hydraulic (or trolley) jack and be sure to install on special supports wound up under the bearing points of the bottom. If there is no need to remove the wheels, the car can be driven into a viewing hole or overpass.
For jacking up, the car should be parked on a flat, level surface, if possible with a hard surface. If there is the slightest slope, care must be taken to prevent rollback. Try not to move far from the jacked up car, especially if there are children nearby.
Before you start jacking up the front of the car, do not forget to firmly cock the parking brake. When jacking up the rear, chock the front wheels and engage first gear.
The jack should be driven into specially designed reinforced points in the front or rear of the thresholds (points are marked with special signs printed on the panel of each of the thresholds). Between the head of the jack and the threshold panel to distribute the load, it is better to lay a wooden block with a special groove. Put the bar with a groove on the edge of the threshold panel and support it from below with the head of the jack.
When carrying out repairs more serious than changing a wheel, under a car, in addition to a jack, special supports are usually installed. Supports can be installed under the actual jacking points of the sills with laying the same bar with a groove, or under any of the load-bearing elements of the bottom as close as possible to the jacking points of the sills.
Attention! Never drive the jack under other sill points, oil pan, floor panels, or directly under steering or suspension components!
Do not carry out any repairs under the vehicle, which is secured in a raised position with a single jack! Be sure to use props!
Towing
To move a faulty car over long distances, you should contact the evacuation service. If the destination is not too far away, the car can be towed by any other vehicle with the necessary precautions:
- When towing an emergency vehicle, use only a specially designed towing lanyard, which is available inexpensively at almost any auto supply store. A signal plate of the appropriate content must be installed on the rear window of the towed vehicle.
- Do not forget to turn the key in the ignition of the towed vehicle to the ON position, otherwise the steering column will inevitably lock. In addition, when the ignition is switched on, the direction indicators and brake lights are also activated.
- The rear towing eye on Skoda Felicia cars is covered with a decorative cover and is located under the bumper cover. The removable front eyelet is stored together with the tools in the spare wheel well, has a left-hand thread and is screwed into a special hole near the front license plate.
- Be sure to release the parking brake and shift the transmission to neutral before towing.
- Remember that when the engine is off, the vehicle's braking performance is noticeably reduced due to the fact that the brake booster ceases to function. In this case, you should squeeze the foot brake pedal with a slightly greater force than usual.
- On models equipped with power steering, when maneuvering, more force will have to be applied to the steering wheel.
- The driver of the towed vehicle should try to keep the towing sling taut at all times in order to avoid jerks and collisions with the sling by the wheels.
- Before driving, the drivers of both vehicles (towing and towed) the itinerary must be agreed upon.
- Movement should be carried out only at moderate speeds and along the shortest route. Avoid sudden braking, acceleration and maneuvering.