Vehicle Decommissioning; Vehicle Recommissioning - Vauxhall Corsa & Combo Owner's Manual

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 tha t you consult your Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer.
z Wash and preserve the vehicle – see
page 228.
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 219.
z Check antifreeze and c orrosion
protection – see page 220.
z Check the coola nt level, top up with anti-
freeze if nec essary – see pag e 221.
z Empty windsc reen w ash system and
headlight wash system.
z Inc rease ty re pressure to value sp ecified
for full load – see page 249.
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Vehicle storag e
z Park v ehicle in dry and well-ventilated
premises. With manua l transmission,
eng age first gear or reverse gear. With
Easy tronic 3 , place selector lever in mid
position b efore switching off ignition.
With autom atic transmission 3, place
selector lever in P. Place wheel choc ks or
suc hlike under wheels to prev ent vehic le
from rolling away .
z Do not apply hand brake.
z Disconnect battery by disengaging
neg ativ e terminal from vehicle electrical
system – see page 224.
V ehicle recomm issioning
O bserve national regulations.
Perform the following work before
recommissioning the vehicle:
z Connect ba ttery – see page 224.
z Check tyre pressure and correc t if
necessary – see page 249.
z Fill up w indscreen wash system – see
page 224.
z Check engine oil level – see p age 218.
z Check the coolant level ; top up with anti-
freez e if necessa ry – see pa ge 221.
z Fit the num ber p la te if necessary .