Winter Tyres; Spare Wheel - Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual

Tyres
Not a ll tyres ava ila ble on the market
currently meet the structural requirem ents.
We recommend that you consult a
Vauxhall Authorised Repairer concerning
suitab le tyre mak es.
These ty res have und ergone special tests
to establish their reliab ility , safety and
specific suitability for Vaux hall vehicles.
Despite continuous ma rk et monitoring, we
are unab le to assess these attributes for
other tyres, ev en if they hav e been g ra nted
approva l by the relevant authorities or in
som e other form.
Further information – see pa ge 211.

Winter tyres

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Tyres of size 215/50 R 17, 225/45 R 18 and
235/35 R 19 are not to be used as winter
tyres.
O nly the winter tyres sp ecified on p age 306
may b e used on vehicles factory-fitted with
235/35 R 19 tyres.
For Vectra VXR, tyres of size 225/45 R 17 on
a Vauxhall-approved alloy wheel with
designation 7x17, ET39 as well as ty res of
size 235/40 R 18 are permissible as winter
tyres.
If winter tyres are in use, the spare wheel
may still be fitted w ith a summ er ty re. Use
of the spare w heel may a lter vehicle
ha ndling. Obtain a replacement for the
fa ulty tyre as soon as possible, and hav e
the wheel balanced and fitted to the
vehicle.
Further inform ation – see page 216.
Tyre ch ains
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Ty re c hains may be used on the front
wheels only.
We rec om mend the use of fine-link tyre
cha ins which am ount to max 10 mm on the
tread a nd tyre inner wall with chain lock
Ty re chains are not perm itted on tyre sizes
115/70 R 16, 215/50 R 17, 225/45 R 18,
235/40 R 18 a nd 235/35 R 19.
Further inform ation – see page 217.
Wheels
Wheel bolt tightening torque: 110 N m.

Spare wheel

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On vehicles with alloy w heels 3 the spare
wheel may ha ve a steel rim .
Technical data
Depending on the model variant, the sp are
wheel is designed to be an emergency
wheel 3: Using a spare wheel may change
the vehicle's ha nd ling. Repla ce defective
tyres a s quickly as possib le, bala nce wheel
and fit to v ehicle.
The spare wheel ma y be fitted w ith a
1 )
smaller tyre and a sm aller rim than the
wheels fitted to the vehicle: Using the spare
wheel m ay change the v ehicle' s handling.
Tyre pressure in psi/bar
The specified ty re pressures are valid for
cold ty res. The increased ty re pressure
resulting from ex tensiv e d riv ing must not
be reduced. The tyre pressures specified on
the following pages ap ply to both summer
and w inter tyres.
Alway s inflate the spare wheel to the tyre
pressure for full load - see tables on
following pages.
Temporary spare wheel tyre pressure 3 –
see tables on the following p ages.
In v ehicles with tyre pressure monitoring
system 3 there is an adapter in the v alve
cap key . S crew a dapter to valve before
attaching tyre pressure gauge –
see page 213.
Further inform ation – see p ages 211 to 217.
1)
Co untry-specific version: Th e spa re w heel is
only to be used as a tempo ra ry sp are wh eel.
2)
1 ba r corresp on ds to 100 kPa / 14.5 p si.
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