Caravan/Trailer Loads - Vauxhall Omega Owner's Manual

Seal coupling housing with protective cap;
see page 168.
O n Saloon, pull electrical socket
downwards and fold up.
Do not use steam-jet clea ners or other
high-pressure cleaners to c lean the
coupling ball ba r.
170
Stowa ge of coupling b all b ar
Stow the coupling b all bar in the lugg age
compartment.
Saloon
Stow coupling ball bar behind the w arning
triangle on the right-hand side of the
lugg age compartment a bove the wheel
housing, fixing it in place by a wing screw.
Estate
S tow the coupling ball b ar in the foam
compa rtm ent in the spare wheel
underneath the floor ha tch.
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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/trailer load is
being check ed, therefore, only the
carav an/trailer wheels – and not the jockey
wheel – must b e standing on the weighing
app aratus.
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Ob serve n atio nal regula tions.