Owner`s manual

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Screw in the tow ing eye anti-clockwise as
far as it will go and use the wheel bolt
wrench to tighten it until it is fully
horiz ontal. Vehicle tools, see page 202.
Fig. 11007 T shows the towing eye being
screwe d in on the C oup e or C onv ertible.
Attach a tow rope 3 – or better still a tow
rod 3 – to the eye.
Switch on ignition to release steering
column lock and to permit operation of
brake lamp s, horn and w indscreen wipers.
Place gear shift lever in neutral or w ith
automatic transmission place selector le ver
in N.
Drive slowly. Do not driv e jerkily. Excessive
tractive force can dam age the vehicle.
To prev ent the entry of exhaus t fume s from
the towing vehicle, switch on the air
circulation system and close the windows.
Vehicles with automatic tra nsmission 3
should be towed facing forwards only and
must not be tow ed faster than (50 mph)
(80 km/h) or further than 60 miles (100 km).
If the transmission is defective, or if the
above speed or distance is to be exceeded,
the front axle m ust be raised off the
ground.
Consult a workshop. We recommend your
Vauxhall Approved Re pairer, who will se rve
you best to get your vehicle back on the
road.
Towing service
Entrust your vehicle only to the towing
service of your choice and obtain an
estimate on towing costs before employing
any towing service. In this way you avoid
unnecessary costs and possible insurance
problems during claim processing.
More pressure is necessary to depress
the brake peda l since the brak e serv o
unit is only operative when the engine is
running.
C onsiderably grea ter s tee ring force is
necessary sinc e this unit is op erative only
when the engine is running.