Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual page 201

Screw in the towing eye a nticlockwise as far
as it will go and use the wheel bolt wrench
to tighten it until it is fully horizontal.
Vehicle tools – see pa ge 204.
Attach a tow rope 3 – or better still a tow
rod 3 – to the eye.
Switch on ignition to release steering
colum n lock and to permit opera tion of
brake lights, horn and windscreen wiper.
Plac e gearshift lever in neutra l or with
autom atic transm ission place selec tor lever
in N.
Driv e slowly. Do not driv e jerkily. Excessive
tra ctiv e force can dam age the vehicle.
More pressure is necessary to depress
the brake peda l since the brak e serv o
unit is only operative when the engine is
running.
C onsiderably grea ter steering force is
necessary sinc e this unit is op erative only
when the engine is running.
To prev ent the entry of exhaust fumes from
the towing vehic le, switch on the air
circulation system and close the wind ow s.
Vehicles with automatic tra nsmission 3
should b e towed facing forw ards only and
must not be tow ed faster than 50 mph
(80 km/h) or further than 60 miles (100 km).
If the transmission is defective, or if the
abov e speed or distance is to be exceeded,
the front ax le m ust be raised off the
ground.
C onsult a workshop . We recommend a
Vauxhall Authorised Repairer, who will
serve you b est to get your vehicle back on
the roa d.
Towing se rvice
Entrust your vehicle only to the towing
service of your choice and obtain an
estimate on towing costs before employing
any tow ing service. In this way y ou avoid
unnecessary c osts and possible insurance
problems during claim processing.
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