Owner`s manual

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If the vehicle is not used for more than 4
weeks, the battery could become
discharged. This could shorten the service
life of the battery. The battery should
therefore be disconnected from the vehicle
by disc onnecting the nega tiv e terminal
(Vauxhall alarm system 3 is then disable d).
The radio lock 3 must be dea ctiv ated; see
radio operating instructions. The stored
values of the trip computer 3 will be lost.
R e c o nn e c t t h e ba tte r y o n l y w i th th e
ignition switched off. Then, reset the d ate
and time in the information display and
activate the electric wind ow s and sun roof
3.
In order to prevent the b attery from
discharging, some consumers such as the
courtesy light automatically switch off
after approx. 30 minutes.
Protecting electronic com ponents
In order to avoid the breakdown of
electronic components within the electrical
system, never d isconnect the battery with
the engine running. Never start the engine
while the battery is disconnected (e.g.
when using jump leads).
The battery m ust be disconnected from the
vehicle b efore being charged: first
disconne ct the neg ativ e cable and then the
positive cable. The polarity of the battery,
i.e. the connections for the positive and
negative cables, must not be
interchanged. When reconnecting, first
connect the positive cable and then the
negative cable.
To avoid damaging the vehicle, do not
make a ny modifications to the electrical
system, e.g. connecting ad ditional
consum ers or tampering with electronic
control units (chip tuning).
Electronic ignition systems generate very
high voltages. Do not touch the ignition
system; high voltage can b e fatal.