Towing Equipment - Opel Automobile Owner's Manual

154 Driving and operating
Rear axle load
When the trailer is coupled and the
towing vehicle fully loaded, the
permissible rear axle load (see
identification plate or vehicle
documents) may be exceeded by
90 kg for the Saloon and 85 kg for the
Station wagon, the gross vehicle
weight rating may be exceeded by
65 kg for the Saloon and 60 kg for the
Station wagon. If the permissible rear
axle load is exceeded, a maximum
speed of 100 km/h applies.

Towing equipment

Caution
The folding coupling ball bar
cannot be removed from the
vehicle. When driving without
a trailer, fold in the coupling ball
bar.
9 Warning
Make sure that no one is in the
pivot zone of the coupling ball bar.
Risk of body injury.
When releasing the stowed
coupling ball bar, make sure to
stand left of the grip.
Release stowed coupling ball bar
Pull the grip under the rear bumper
fascia at an angle of approx. 45° to the
ground.
A buzzing tone sounds as a warning
when the release handle is pulled out
and the ball neck is disengaged.
Take the released coupling ball bar
and raise it up until it engages.
Be sure to have the coupling ball bar
correctly engaged and the released
handle guided back to its hidden initial
position, otherwise the buzzing tone
will not stop.