Roof Rack, Caravan And Trailer Towing - Vauxhall VIVARO Owner's Manual

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Roof rack, caravan and trailer towing

Roof rack, caravan
and trailer towing
Roof racks 3 .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 122
Towing eq uipm ent 3 .... .... ..... .... .... ..... 122
Ca ra van/trailer loa ds ... .... ..... .... .... ..... 122
Coupling socket loa d.... .... ..... .... .... ..... 123
Rear axle load during towing ... .... ..... 123
Tyre inflation pressure.. .... ..... .... .... ..... 123
Driving characteristics, towing tips ... 124
Starting on inclines .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 124
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Warning
Disregard of the instructions may lead to
injuries or endanger life. Vehicle
passengers should be informed
accordingly.
Roof racks
3
For reasons of safety and to avoid
damaging the roof, we recommend that
you use the Vauxhall roof rack system
relea sed for your vehic le. Y our Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer w ill be hap py to
advise y ou.
Note: The front roof rack fixing points
loca ted a bove the cab area a re for
installation of the full roof rack system only
and must not be used to attach roof bars.
Driv ing hints - see page 95.
Towing equipment
3
If the v ehicle is not equip ped with a trailer
hitch, we recommend having this
retrofitted by a Vauxhall Authorised
Repairer, who will ad vise you on any
possible towed load increases. Y our
Vauxhall Authorised Repairer has
instructions on how to install the trailer
hitch and making any changes to the
vehicle that are need ed that a ffect the
cooling system or other equip ment.
Mounting dimensions of towing equipment
- see page 171.
Towi ng eq uipment aud ible wa rning 3
For vehicles fitted with towing equipment 3
when connected to a caravan or trailer the
pitch of the audible wa rning changes upon
operating the turn signal lights. The pitch
of the aud ible wa rning w ill cha nge if the
carav an/trailer or towing vehicle turn
signal light fails.
1)
Caravan/trailer loads
The permissib le carav an/trailer load s a re
vehicle a nd engine-dependent max imum
va lues whic h must not be exceeded. The
actual caravan/trailer load is the difference
between the ac tual gross weig ht of the
carav an/trailer and the actual c oupling
socket loa d with the ca ra van/trailer
coupled .
When the caravan/tra iler load is being
checked , therefore, only the ca ra van/trailer
wheels - and not the jock ey wheel - m ust b e
standing on the weighing apparatus.
1)
Ob serve n atio nal regula tions.