Towing; Towing The Vehicle - Opel Vivaro Owner's Manual

3. Connect the black lead to the
negative terminal of the booster
battery.
4. Connect the other end of the black
lead to a vehicle grounding point
of your vehicle in the engine
compartment.
Route the leads so that they cannot
catch on rotating parts in the engine
compartment.
To start the engine:
1. Start the engine of the vehicle
providing the jump.
2. After 5 minutes, start the other
engine. Start attempts should be
made for no longer than 15
seconds at an interval of 1 minute.
3. Allow both engines to idle for
approx. three minutes with the
leads connected.
4. Switch on electrical consumers
e.g. headlights, heated rear
window of the vehicle receiving
the jump start.
5. Reverse above sequence exactly
when removing leads.

Towing

Towing the vehicle

Press in the middle of the cover plate
and slide to the upper left corner to
unclip it.
The towing eye is stowed with the
vehicle tools 3 234.
Vehicle care
Screw in the towing eye clockwise as
far as it will go until it stops in a
horizontal position.
Attach a tow rope – or better a tow rod
– to the towing eye.
The towing eye must only be used for
towing and not for recovering the
vehicle.
Switch on ignition to release steering
wheel lock and to permit operation of
brake lights, horn and windscreen
wiper.
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