Vauxhall Vectra, Руководство пользователя

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226 Driving and operation
Driving chara cteristics, tow ing tip s
For caravans/trailers with brak es, attach
break-away cable to eye 3 or loop around
coupling ball ba r if no eye av ailable.
Before attaching the ca ra van/trailer,
lubricate the ball of the caravan/tra iler
towing device. However, do not lub rica te
the b all if a stabiliser, which acts on the
coupling ball, is being used to da mp
sna king .
Check cara van/trailer lig hting b efore
starting to drive. The fog tail light on the
vehic le is deactivated when towing a
carava n/trailer.
Ca ra van/trailers with LED turn signals m ust
have a provision tha t makes it possible to
monitor standard light bulbs.
Turn signal control indicator – see page 98.
The parking distance sensors at the rear
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are d eactivated when tow ing a
caravan/trailer.
Handling is greatly influenced by the
loa ding of the carav an/trailer. Loads
should therefore be secured so that they
cannot slip and be p laced in the centre of
the carav an/trailer if p ossible, i.e. above
the axle.
In the case of trailers with low driving
stability or caravans with a permitted
Gross Vehicle Weight of 1400 k g (Saloon /
Hatch)/1500 kg (Estate), do not exceed a
speed of 50 mp h (80 km/h); the use of a
friction-type sta biliser is highly
recommended.
Do not d riv e faster than 50 mph (80 k m/h)
if possible, ev en in countries where hig her
speeds are permitted.
Make sure that you have enough room
when cornering and a void sud den
manoeuvres.
If the cara van/trailer starts to sway, drive
more slowly, d o not a ttempt to correct the
steering and b ra ke sharply if necessary.
If it is necessary to apply the brak es fully,
depress the brak e pedal a s hard as
possible.
Remem ber that the braking d istance for
vehicles towing carava ns/trailers with and
without brake is always greater than that
for vehic les not tow ing a carav an/trailer.
When driving downhill, the brakes are
under considerably m ore load when towing
a caravan/trailer. For this reason, d riv e in
the same gear as if driving up hill and drive
at a sim ila r speed .
Automatic transm ission
3 or Easytronic 3
in Automatic mode will automatically
select the d riv ing programme with the
optimum engine b ra king effec t.
If necessary, the gears can a lso be selec ted
ma nually.