Notes On Loading The Vehicle - Vauxhall ASTRA Owner's Manual

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Notes on loading the vehicle

z Heav y objec ts in the lug gage
com partment should be placed against
the enga ged rear seat backrests 3 or, if
the rear seat backrests are folded down,
against the front sea t backrests. If
ob jects are to be stacked, the heav ier
ob jects should be placed at the bottom.
Unsec ured objec ts in the lug gage
com partment w ould be thrown forward
with great force in the event of heavy
braking, for example.
z Secure objects with lashing straps 3
atta ched to lashing ey es – see p age 81.
If heavy loads slip when the vehicle is
braked heavily or driven around a bend,
the hand ling of the v ehicle ma y change.
z Estate: mount the safety net 3 when
transp orting objects in the luggage
compa rtm ent – see p age 78.
z Estate: close the luggage compartment
cover so the rear window does not reflect
the ob jects.
z If the backrests are not folded down
when transporting objects in the
luggage compa rtm ent, they must be
eng aged in their upright position 3 see
pages 71, 74.
z Do not a llow the load to protrude ab ov e
the upp er edge of the rear seat
back rests, or above the upper ed ge of
the front seat b ackrests if the rear seat
back rests 3 are folded down.
z Astra TwinTop: Note the ma ximum
loading heig ht when the roof is open.
See page 82, Fig. 17973 T.
z The warning triangle 3 a nd first-aid k it
(cushion) 3 m ust alway s be freely
accessible.
z Do not place any objects in front of the
rea r window or on the instrument pa nel.
They are reflected in the glass, obstruct
the driver's view and will be thrown
through the vehicle, for insta nce in the
event of heavy b ra king.
z The load m ust not obstruct the operation
of the p edals, the handbrake or the
gears or restrict the driver's freed om of
movement. Do not place loose objects in
the interior.
z Astra TwinTop: Do not p la ce any objects
on the cover of the deployable anti-roll
bars 3, b ehind the rear head restraints
or in the luggage compa rtm ent outside
of, on or next to the luggage
compartment cover.
z Do not place any objec ts in the
deploy ment area of the airb ags and
deploy able anti-roll bars 3 as this poses
a risk of injury should the system s be
trig gered.
z Do not drive with lugga ge compa rtm ent
open when tra nsporting bulky objects,
for exam ple, since toxic exhaust fumes
could penetra te the interior.
z Weights, payload and roof loa d – see
page 325.
z Driv ing with a roof load see
pages 198, 200, 231, inc reases the
sensitivity of the vehic le to cross-winds
and has a detrimental effect on vehic le
ha nd ling ow ing to the vehicle's higher
centre of gravity.
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Warnin g
Failure to observe these descriptions can
lead to injuries which ma y be fatal.
Vehic le pa ssengers should be informed
accordingly.