Towing A Trailer (Electric Versions); Prolonged Vehicle Inactivity - Opel MOVANO Owner's Manual

TOWING A TRAILER
(electric versions)
Towing trailers is never allowed.
WARNING The installation of a towing
device on the vehicle can lead to
accidents and result in serious injury.
WARNING Never equip the vehicle
with a towing device. Attaching towing
devices can cause extensive damage
to the vehicle.
PROLONGED
VEHICLE INACTIVITY
If the vehicle needs to be off the
road for longer than one month, the
following precautions must be taken:
park the vehicle indoors in a dry and,
if possible, well-ventilated place;
engage a gear;
check that the parking brake is not
activated;
clean and protect the painted parts
using protective wax;
clean and protect the shiny metal
parts using special compounds
available commercially;
sprinkle talcum powder on the
windscreen and rear window wiper
rubber blades and lift them off the
glass;
slightly open the windows;
cover the vehicle with a piece of
fabric or perforated plastic sheet. Do
not use compact plastic tarpaulins,
which prevent humidity from
evaporating from the surface of the
vehicle;
If the vehicle is equipped with an
alarm system, switch off the vehicle
alarm with the remote control.
inflate tyres to +0.5 bar above the
standard prescribed pressure and
check it periodically;
do not drain the engine cooling
system.
Specific precautions for
non-electric vehicles
Proceed as follows:
disconnect the battery:
For versions with Start&Stop
system: the procedure must be
performed by disconnecting the
connector (A) (pressing the button
(B)) from the sensor (C) monitoring
the battery conditions, on the
negative pole (D) of the battery
fig. 328.
For versions without
Start&Stop system: disconnect
the negative terminal from
the battery terminal. If the
vehicle is equipped with a
battery disconnection function
(disconnector), see the description
of the disconnection procedure
in the "Battery disconnection
function (disconnector)" chapter.
WARNING After turning the ignition
key to STOP and having closed
the driver side door, wait at least
one minute before disconnecting the
electrical supply from the battery. When
reconnecting the electrical supply to
the battery, make sure that the ignition
key is in the STOP position and the
driver's door is closed.
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Specific precautions for electric
vehicles
Proceed as follows:
take the high-voltage battery to
a charge level close to 100%. The
amount of charge of the high-voltage
battery may gradually decrease when
the vehicle is not used. Therefore, avoid
long stays with a charge state close to
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