Vehicle Decommissioning; Vehicle Storage - Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual

Ve hicle decom mis sioning
O bserve na tional regulations.
If the vehicle is decomm issioned for several
months, the follow ing work must be ca rried
out in order to prevent damage. We
recom mend that y ou consult a Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer.
z Wash and preserve the vehicle – see
page 246.
z Check preserv ation in engine
com partment a nd on underbody a nd
rectify where necessary .
z Clean and preserv e rubber seals on
bonnet and doors.
z Change engine oil – see page 237.
z Check anti-freeze and c orrosion
protection – see page 238.
z Check coolant level, topping up w ith
anti-freeze if necessary – see page 239.
z Empty windsc reen w ash system and
headlight wash system.
z Inc rease ty re pressure to value sp ecified
for m aximum load – see page 274.
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z Park v ehicle in dry and well-ventilated
premises. With manua l transmission,
eng age first gear or reverse gear and,
with automatic transmission 3, place
selector lever in position P. Place wheel
chocks or suchlike under w heels to
prevent v ehicle from rolling aw ay.
z Do not apply handbrake.
z Disconnect battery by disengaging
neg ativ e terminal from vehicle electrical
system – see page 243.
V ehicle recomm issioning
O bserve national regulations.
C arry out the following w ork before putting
a vehicle back on the road.
z Connect ba ttery – see page 243.
z Check tyre pressure – see pa ge 274.
z Fill up w indscreen wash system – see
page 242.
z Check engine oil level – see p age 236.
z Check coolant level, topping up with
anti-freeze if necessary – see page 239.
z Atta ch numb er plate.