Towing - Vauxhall Antara Owner's Manual

Dismounting the coupling b all ba r
Unlock coupling ball b ar and remove key .
Push lev er to the left, towards the coupling
ball b ar and turn it downwards. Pull
coupling ball ba r out of c oupling housing.
Remove any rust or dirt from area around
the coupling housing and coupling ball bar
connection before inserting sealing plug in
the hole.
Place the coupling ball b ar in the ba g
sup plied, fa sten it with the strap and stow
it below the floor cover in the luggage
compartment.
Do not use steam-jet clea ners or other
high-pressure cleaners to c lean the
coupling ball ba r.

Towing

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Cara van / trai ler loads
The permissible caravan / trailer load s a re
vehicle-dependent and eng ine-dependent
maximum values which must not be
exc eeded.
The actual carav an / tra iler load is the
difference between the actual gross weight
of the carava n / trailer and the actua l
coupling socket load with the caravan /
tra iler coupled.
When the carav an / trailer load is being
checked, therefore, only the carav an /
tra iler wheels - and not the jock ey wheel -
must b e standing on the weighing
apparatus.
The permissible caravan / trailer load s for
your vehic le a re given in the vehicle papers.
Unless otherwise stated, they are valid for
gradients up to max . 12%.
The permissible caravan / trailer load
should be fully utilized only by drivers who
are ad equately experienced in towing
large c aravans / trailers.
The permitted c aravan / trailer load
applies up to the specified incline and up to
an altitude of 1000 m etres above sea-lev el.
1)
Obs erve na tiona l reg ula tio ns.
Driving and o peration
S ince engine power decreases as altitud e
increa ses b ecause of the air becoming
thinner, therefore reducing climb ing ability,
it may not be possible for permissible trailer
loads to be fully utilized in mountainous
territory.
The permitted towing weight d ecreases by
10% for every 1000 metres of additional
altitude.
The tow ing weight does not hav e to be
reduc ed w hen driving on roads with slig ht
inclines (less tha n 8%, e.g. on motorways).
The actual caravan / trailer loa d plus the
actual Gross Vehic le Weight m ust not
exceed the max imum permitted towing
weight. For exam ple, if the permitted Gross
Vehicle Weight is utilised, the c aravan /
trailer loa d must only be used until the
ma ximum permitted tow ing weight is
reached.
The maximum permitted towing weight is
show n on the vehicle identification plate -
see page 208.
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