Vauxhall 2010 Astra, Owner'S Manual

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250 Self-help, Vehicle care
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Estate
Take adap ter 3 and hook s 3 from the
rails 3 in the lugg age compartment walls.
Raise the rear lashing eyes and lift the floor
cover to the vertical position so that it rests
on the roof lining .
When closing, guide the lashing eyes
through the slots in the floor cover.
Vehicles with cargo box
3 : Rem ov al - see
page 81.
Astra TwinTop
Accessing the spa re wheel when the roof is
open: Engag e lugga ge com partment cover
on the rear window fram e and activate the
loading aid (see pa ge 82). Raise the floor
cover in the luggage comp artm ent.
General information
Depend ing on version, the spare wheel
may be in the form of a temporary spare
wheel
3 . Refer to the notes on this pag e
and pages 230, 255, 337.
On vehicles with alloy w heels
3 the spare
wheel may ha ve a steel rim .
If you use winter tyres
3 , the spare wheel
may still be fitted with a summ er tyre. If you
use the spare wheel the vehicle’s handling
may be a ltered. Ob tain a repla cement for
the faulty tyre as soon a s p ossible, and
ha ve the wheel balanced and fitted to the
vehicle.
The spare wheel may hav e a sm aller tyre
and a smaller rim than the wheels m ounted
on the vehicle
1)
: Using the spa re wheel may
alter vehicle handling. Have the defective
tyre replaced as soon as p ossible, b alance
the wheel and hav e it m ounted on the
vehicle.
Notes on temp orary sp are wheel 3
z Using a temp orary spare w heel may
chang e the driving behaviour of the
vehicle, particularly if using winter
tyres 3 . Replace defective tyre a s quickly
as possible, balance wheel and fit to
vehicle.
z Fit only one tem pora ry spare wheel.
z Do not drive faster than 50 mph
(80 km /h).
z Take curv es slow ly.
z Do not use the temporary spare wheel
for a lengthy p eriod.
z Replac e temporary spare w heel with full
specification wheel without delay.
z Tyre cha ins are not permitted on the
temporary spare wheel. If tyre chains are
necessary after a front wheel puncture,
fit the temporary spare wheel to the rear
and a rear wheel to the front. Check tyre
pressure and adjust if necessary see
page 337.
z Follow temporary spare wheel
instructions on pages 230, 255, 337.
1)
Coun try-specific version : T he spare wheel is
on ly to be u sed as a temporary spare w heel.