Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 274

Ve hicle decom mis sioning
O bserve na tional regulations.
If the vehicle is decomm issioned for several
months, the follow ing work must be ca rried
out in order to prevent damage. We
recom mend that y ou consult a Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer.
z Wash and preserve the vehicle – see
page 274.
z Check preserv ation in engine
com partment a nd on underbody a nd
rectify where necessary .
z Clean and preserv e rubber seals on
bonnet and doors.
z Change engine oil – see page 265.
z Check anti-freeze and c orrosion
protection – see page 266.
z Check coolant level, topping up w ith
antifreeze if necessary – see page 267.
z Empty windsc reen w ash system and
headlamp wash sy stem.
z Inc rease ty re pressure to value sp ecified
for m aximum load – see page 290.
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z Park vehicle in dry, well v entilated plac e.
With manual transmission select first
gear or reverse gear, and with autom atic
transm ission 3 or C VTronic 3 mov e
selector lever to P. Prev ent vehicle from
rolling using wedges or the like.
z Do not apply hand brake.
z Disconnect battery by disengaging
neg ativ e terminal from vehicle electrical
system – see page 271.
V ehicle recomm issioning
O bserve national regulations.
Perform the following work before
recommissioning the vehicle:
z Connect ba ttery – see page 271.
z Check tyre pressure – see pa ge 290.
z Fill up w indscreen wash system – see
page 270.
z Check engine oil level – see p age 264.
z Check coolant level, topping up with
antifreeze if necessary – see page 267.
z Fit the num ber p la tes. When fitting the
front number plate, do not use any
numb er plate reinforcem ent.