Parking The Vehicle Up For A Long Period Of Time; Putting The Vehicle Bac K Into Service - Vauxhall Combo 2010 Owner's Manual

170 Service and maintenance
Parking t he vehicle up for a long
period of time
If the vehicle is to be laid up for several
months, the following work should b e
undertaken to prev ent dam age.
z Wash and wa x the vehicle 3 154.
z Have the wax in the engine
com partment a nd underbody checked.
z Clean and preserv e rubber seals.
z Change engine oil.
z Check antifreeze and c orrosion
protection 3 166.
z Check the coolant lev el; top up
antifreeze if necessary 3 167.
z Drain the windsc reen wash system .
z Inc rease ty re pressure to the value
specified for full load 3 115, 3 179.
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z Park the vehicle in dry and
well-ventilated place. With manual
transm ission select first or reverse gear;
with Easytronic 3 move the selector lever
to the centre position before switching
the ig nition off. Use chocks or the lik e to
prevent the vehicle from rolling.
z Do not apply handbrake.
z Disconnect the clamp from the negativ e
term inal of the vehic le ba ttery.
Putting the vehicle bac k into
service
Ensure that ig nition is switched off before
connecting ba ttery. Then perform the
following work before recommissioning the
vehicle:
z Connect the clamp to the nega tiv e
terminal of the vehicle battery .
z Check tyre pressure 3 115, 3 179.
z Top up the w indscreen wash system
3 169.
z Check engine oil level 3 164.
z Check coolant level 3 167.
z Fit the num ber p la te if necessary .