Notes On Loading The Vehicle - Vauxhall Corsa & Combo Owner's Manual

Notes on loading the vehicle

z Heav y objec ts in the lug gage/load
com partment should be placed as far
forward as p ossible against the rear seat
backrests or, if the rear seat backrests
are folded down, ag ainst the front seat
backrests. If objects are to be stacked,
the heav ier objects should be placed at
the bottom. Unsecured objects in the
lugga ge/load compartm ent would be
thrown forward with great force, for
instance in the ev ent of heav y brak ing.
z Secure heav y objec ts with lashing
straps 3 a ttac hed to lashing ey es 3 –
see page 72. If 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 If objects are being transp orted in the
luggage/load compartment, the rear
seat backrests must be locked in position
– see p ages 67, 69.
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
(cushion) 3 m ust alway s be freely
accessible.
z Do not place any objects in front of the
rea r window or on the instrument pa nel.
They are reflected in the glass, obstruct
the driver's view and will be thrown
through the vehicle, for insta nce in the
event of heavy b ra king.
z No objects must be plac ed in the area in
which the airb ags inflate, as they could
cause injury when the airbag s a re
triggered.
z The load must not hinder hand brake
opera tion or gear shifting or im pair the
driver in any w ay.
z Do not d riv e with luggage com partment
open when transp orting bulky objects,
for ex ample, sinc e toxic exhaust fumes
could penetrate the interior.
z Weights, payload and roof loa d – see
page 240.
z Driv ing with a roof load (see pages 138,
141, 165) increases the sensitivity of the
vehicle to crosswinds and has a
detrimenta l effec t on vehicle handling
owing to the vehicle's higher centre of
gravity.
z Combo: If objects are tra nsported in the
loa d compartment, the split load
compartment grille 3 must a lw ays be
loc ked in one of the retainers and the
lever must be engaged at its bottom
position – see pa ge 72.
z Combo: Close the luggag e compartment
cover so there is no reflection in the rear
window.
z Combo: When stowing objects in the
stowage comp artm ent above the front
seats, secure against falling out.
Disregard of these notes c an lead to
injuries which ma y be fatal. Vehicle
passeng ers should be inform ed
accordingly.