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

Notes on loading the vehicle

z Heav y objec ts in the lug gage
com partment should be placed as far
forward as p ossible against the rear seat
backrests or, if the rear seat backrests
are folded down, ag ainst the front seat
backrests. If objects are to be stacked,
the heav ier objects should be placed at
the bottom. Unsecured objects in the
lugga ge com partment would be thrown
forward with great force in the event of
heavy braking, for examp le.
z Secure heav y objec ts with lashing
straps 3 atta ched to the lashing eyes;
see page 69. If heavy loads slip when the
vehicle is braked heavily or driven
around a bend, the handling of the
vehicle may chang e.
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z Sa loon: Loose objects in the luggage
compa rtm ent should be secured against
slipping using a lug gage net – see
page 69.
z Estate: Always fit the safety net when
transp orting objects in the luggage
compa rtm ent; see page 73.
z If objects are being transp orted in the
luggage compa rtm ent, the rear sea t
back rests m ust be locked in place 3
(red marking on the slide catch on top
of the b ackrest no longer v isible); see
pages 68, 71.
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 a re folded down.
z The w arning tria ngle 3 and first-aid kit 3
must a lways be freely accessible.
z Do not place any objec ts in front of the
rear window or on the instrum ent panel.
They a re reflected in the glass, obstruct
the driver's v iew a nd will be thrown
through the vehicle, for instance in the
event of heavy braking.
z No objects must be placed in the area in
which the airbags inflate, as they could
cause injury when the airbags are
trig gered.
z Bulk y objects should not be transported
with the tailgate/boot lid open.
Otherwise, poisonous exhaust fumes
could enter the vehic le. I n addition, the
numb er plate is only clearly
distinguishable and c orrectly lit if the
tailgate is closed.
z Weights, payload and roof loa d – see
page 222.
z Driv ing with a roof load – see p ages 140,
143, 168, increases the sensitivity of the
vehicle to cross-winds and has a
detrimenta l effec t on vehicle handling
owing to the vehicle's higher centre of
gravity.
Disregard of these notes c an lead to
injuries which ma y be fatal. Vehicle
passeng ers should be inform ed
accordingly.