Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 86

Notes on loading the vehicle
z Heav y objec ts in the lug gage
com partment should be placed as far
forward as possible aga inst the engag ed
rear seat backrests or, if the rear seat
backrests are folded down, against the
front seat b ackrests. If objects a re to be
stacked, the heav ier objects should be
placed at the b ottom. Unsecured objec ts
in the luggage compartment would be
thrown forward with great force in the
event of heavy braking, for exam ple.
z Secure heav y objec ts with lashing
straps 3 atta ched to lashing ey es – see
page 83. I f 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 Loose objects in the lugga ge
compa rtm ent should be secured against
slipping using a lug gage net 3 – see
page 83.
z If objects are being transp orted in the
luggage compa rtm ent, the rear sea t
back rests m ust be loc ked in position 3 –
see pages 80, 82.
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 warning triangle 3 and first-aid kit 3
must alway s b e freely a ccessib le.
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 view and will be thrown
through the vehicle, for instance in the
event of heavy braking.
z The stora ge of objects in the airbag
ex pansion area should be avoided due
to the risk of injury when the airbag
inflates.
z Do not drive with the luggage
compartment op en, e.g. when
tra nsporting bulky ob jects, since toxic
ex haust gas could p enetrate the interior.
z Weights, payload and roof loa d – see
page 287.
z Driv ing with a roof load – see p ages 194,
197, 224, 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.
Disregarding the instructions can
potentially lead to fatal injury. Vehicle
passeng ers should be inform ed
accordingly.