Roof Rack 3; Towing Eq Uipm Ent 3 - Vauxhall Meriva Owner's Manual

156 Drivin g and operatio n
Remove the wheel trims if using tyre c hains
3 172.
Tyre chains m ay only be used at speed s up
to 30 mph (50 k m/h). When trav elling on
roads tha t are free of snow, they may only
be used for brief periods.
9 Warning
Damag e m ay lead to tyre blowout.
Tyre chains m ust not be used on the
tem porary spare wheel. If you need to use
tyre chains a fter suffering a flat front ty re,
fit the temporary spare on the rear axle
and transfer one of the rear wheels to the
front axle.
Roof rack
3
For safety reasons and to avoid roof
damage we recom mend using the
Vauxhall roof rack system that is a pproved
for y our vehicle.
Follow the usage instructions for the roof
ra ck.
Remove the roof rack when not in use.
Disenga ge c ov ers concealing roof rack
mounts by pushing sliders in direc tion of
arrow (e.g. with coin) and remove. To close
roof rack mounts, insert covers at front a nd
engage slid ers at rear.
Driv ing hints 3 133
Towing equipment
3
O nly use towing equipment that has been
app rov ed for your v ehicle. Ask a workshop
to retrofit towing equipment. It may be
nec essary to mak e changes that affect the
cooling system, heat shields or other
equipment.
Mounting dim ensions of tow ing equip ment
3 227.