Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual page 154

Stowage of coupling ball bar
In Hatchbacks, the coupling ball bar
is in a pouch, fastened in the load
compartment cargo box with a strap.
In Estates, the coupling ball bar is
fastened with a strap in a
compartment in the spare wheel well
of the load compartment.
Fitting the coupling ball bar
Fold down the socket. Remove the
sealing plug from the hole for the
coupling ball bar and stow it in the
load compartment.
Driving and operating
Checking the tensioning of the
coupling ball bar
■ Red marking on rotary knob must
point towards white marking on
coupling ball bar.
■ The gap between the rotary knob
and the coupling ball bar must be
approx. 4 millimetres.
■ Key must be at position c (1).
Otherwise, the coupling ball bar must
be tensioned before being inserted:
■ Unlock coupling ball bar by turning
key to position c (1)
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