Roof Racks; Towing Equipment; Carava N And Trailer Towing - Vauxhall Omega Owner's Manual

Roof racks,

Caravan and Trailer
towing
Disreg ard of these notes ca n lead to
injuries which may be fatal. Vehicle
passengers should be informed
according ly .
Roof racks
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For reasons of safety and to avoid
dam aging the roof, we rec om mend that
you use the Va ux ha ll roof rack system
released for y our v ehicle. Your Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer will be happy to
provide you more informa tion.
Driving hints – see page 140.
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Towing equipment

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We rec om mend that you entrust towing
equipment installation to your Vaux hall
Authorised Repairer, who can inform you
about possible increases in the ca ra van/
tra iler load. Your Vaux hall Authorised
Repairer also ha s a ccess to specifications
concerning installation as well as a ny
necessary mod ifications to the vehicle
regarding the cooling sy stem or other
features.
For insta lla tion dim ensions of the trailer
tow ing equipment – see pages 232, 233.
Towing equipment w ith removable
coupling ball bar
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The coupling ball ba r is stored in the
lugg age compartment; see page 170.
Fitti ng the coupling b all b ar
Remove the protective c ap from the
coupling ball b ar by pulling it d ow nw ards;
see illustrations. S tow the protective cap in
the lugg age compartment.
If the locking button on the left-hand side
of the coupling ball ba r is projecting visibly:
press locking button and turn knob
clockw ise until locking button engages –
see page 169, Fig. 7462 V.
Hold rear end of coupling ball bar b elow
coupling ball.