Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 42

Interruption of tailgate op ening/closing
proced ure
The opening or closing p rocess is
immediately interrupted by:
briefly pressing button x in the driver' s
door,
– or –
button r on the remote control,
– or –
the external button beneath the hand le,
– or –
button F in the ta ilg ate.
The tailga te remains in this position for
10 second s a nd then slowly reopens.
Safety function
The tailgate has an obstruction detection
fa cility . If the tailgate encounters
resistance during the automatic closing
movem ent, the closing procedure is
stopped imm ediately and the tailgate is
slowly op ened again.
Vehicles with towing equipment 3:
When tow ing a carava n/trailer, the
tailg ate c annot be opera ted using
button r on the rem ote control or
button x in the driver' s d oor.
Fault in electrically op erated tailgate
If the electronic drive should fail, the
tailg ate c an be op ened and closed
manually, although more force is required
to close the tailgate.
Opening the tailgate when the doors a re
lock ed via the central locking system
If the doors are loc ked via the central
lock ing system, the tailgate can be op ened
by pressing button r on the rem ote control
and pulling the catch beneath the handle.
Keys, doors, windows, sunroof
O pen boot lid , open tail gate
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Warnin g
Do not drive with the boot lid or tailgate
open or ajar, e.g . when transporting
bulky objects, since toxic exhaust gas
could penetra te the interior.
Also, the num ber p late of the Estate
cannot be clearly read unless the
lug gage compartment is closed.
Fitting accessories to the boot lid/tailgate
will increase its weight. If it becom es too
hea vy, the boot lid/tailgate w ill then not
stay open.
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