Vauxhall 1997 Omega Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 75)

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Notes on loading the vehicle

z Heavy objects in the luggage compa rtment

should be placed as far forward as possible

aga in st the rear se at ba ckrests or, if the

rea r seat backrests are folded down,

against the front seat backrests. If objects

are to be stacked, the he avier objects

should be plac ed a t the bottom. Unse cured

objects in the luggage compartment would

be thrown forward with great force in the

event of hea vy brak in g, for example.

z Secure heavy objects with lashing straps 3

attached to la shing eyes – see page 69.

If h eavy loads slip when the vehicle is

braked heavily or driven arou nd a be nd, the

handling of the vehicle may change.

z Saloon: Loose objects in the luggage

compartment shou ld be secured against

slipping using a luggage net – see page 69.

z Est ate : Always fit t he safety net wh en

transporting objects in the luggage

compartment; see page 73.

z If objects are be ing tran sported in the

luggage compartment, the rear seat

back re sts mu st be locke d in place 3 (red

marking on the slide catch on top of the

backrest no longer visible); see

pag es 6 8, 71.

z Do not allow the load to protrude above the

upper edge of the rear seat backrests, or

above the upper edge of the front seat

back re sts if the rear se at backrests are

folded down.

z The warning triangle 3 and first-aid kit 3

must always be free ly acc essible.

z Do not place a ny objects in front of the rear

window or on the instrument pane l. T hey

are refle cted in the glass, obstruct the

driver's view and will be thrown through the

vehicle , for instanc e in the event of he avy

br ak in g.

z No obje cts must be placed in the a rea in

which the a irbags infla te, as the y could

cau se in ju ry wh en th e a irbags a re triggered.

z Bulk y objects should not be transported

with the tailgate/boot lid ope n. Otherwise,

poisonous ex haust f umes cou ld enter the

vehicle . In addition, the number plate is

only clearly distingu ishable and correc tly lit

if the tailgate is closed.

z Weights, payload and roof load – see

pa ge 222.

z Driving with a roof load (see pages 140,

143, 168) increases the sensitivity of the

vehicle to crosswin ds and has a

detrimental effect on vehicle handling due

to the vehicle’ s higher c entre of gravity.

Disregard of these instruction s may le ad t o

injuries or endanger life. Vehicle

passengers must be informed accordingly.

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