2014 VAUXHALL ANTARA Owner's Manual

Storage55StorageStorage compartments................55
Load compartment .......................67
Roof rack system .........................70
Loading information .....................70Storage compartments9Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp
objects in the storage
compartments. Otherwise vehicle
occupants could be injured by
objects being thrown around in the
event of hard braking, a sudden
change in direction or an accident.
Glovebox
The glovebox will illuminate when
opened.
The glovebox partition can be
removed from its groove. Store the
partition in the groove on the far left- hand side of the glovebox.
The glovebox should be closed whilst driving.
Lockable glovebox Lock and unlock the glovebox with thekey.
Cupholders Cupholders are located in the front ofthe centre console.
The cupholder is flexible, allowing
different size drink containers to be stored.
Additional cupholders are located in
the centre rear seat armrest. Fold
down the armrest to access the
cupholder.

56StorageFront storageConsole net
Located in the front passenger foot
well.
Coin storage
Pull handle to open. Push door firmly
to close.
Card holder
Located above the coin storage
compartment. A card can be retained in the slot for convenient use.
Sunglasses storage
To open: push the rear part of the
cover.
To close: pull up cover and push it
until it latches into place.
Do not use for storing heavy objects.

Storage57Underseat storage
Front passenger seat undertray
Pull up on front of tray then pull it
forwards. Push the tray towards the
seat to return it to its original position.
Armrest storage
Console box in front armrest
To open: pull up lever and lift the lid.
To close: lower lid and push it down
until it latches into position.
Centre console storage To access the storage compartment,
power outlet and AUX input, slide the
cupholder tray rearwards.
Power outlets 3 77.
AUX input - see Infotainment system
manual for further information.
Rear carrier system
The rear carrier system (Flex-Fix
system) allows bicycles to be
attached to a pull-out carrier
integrated into the vehicle floor. The
transportation of other objects is not
permitted.
The maximum load of the rear carrier
system is 40 kg. The maximum load
per bicycle is 20 kg.
The wheelbase of a bicycle must not
exceed 1.15 metres. Otherwise the
secure fastening of a bicycle is not
possible.

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If not in use, the carrier system must
be slid back into the vehicle floor.
A multifunction box is offered as an
accessory for the rear carrier system.
There must not be any objects on the bicycles that could become loose
during transportation.Caution
Do not attach bicycles with carbon pedal cranks to bicycle carriers.
The bicycles might get damaged.
Extending
Open the tailgate.
9 Warning
No-one should be in the extension
zone of the rear carrier system,
risk of injury.
Raise release lever. The system
disengages and travels quickly out of
the bumper.
Completely pull out the rear carrier
system until you hear it engage.
Ensure that it is not possible to push in the rear carrier system without
pulling the release lever again.9 Warning
It is only permissible to fit objects
to the rear carrier system if the
system has been correctly
engaged. If the rear carrier system
will not engage correctly, do not fit
objects to the system and slide the system back. Seek the assistance
of a workshop.

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Pull up license plate holder and fully
insert the holder supports into the
retainers.
Install the tail lamps
First remove the rear ( 1), then the
front ( 2) tail lamp from the recesses.
Open out the bulb holder on the back
of the tail lamp completely.
Push the clamping lever and push thebulb holder into the retainer until it hits
the stop.
Perform this procedure for both tail
lamps.
Check the cable and lamp position to
make sure these are correctly
installed and are securely located.

60Storage
Lock the rear carrier system
Swivel the left clamping lever (1) back
first, followed by the right clamping
lever ( 2) until they stop. Both
clamping levers must point
backwards, otherwise safe
functionality is not guaranteed.
Notice
Close the tailgate.
Unfold pedal crank recesses
Fold one or both pedal crank
recesses upwards until the diagonal
support engages.
Remove the pedal crank mounts from
the pedal crank recesses.

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Adapting the rear carrier systemto a bicycle
With the rotary lever on the pedal
crank recess, roughly adapt the
adjustable pedal crank unit to the
protrusion of the pedal crank.
If the bicycle has straight pedal
cranks, unscrew the pedal crank unit
completely (position 5).
If the bicycle has curved pedal
cranks, screw in the pedal crank unit all the way (position 1).
Press the release lever and withdraw
the wheel recesses.
Push the release lever on the strap
retainer and remove the strap
retainer.

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Prepare the bicycle for
attachment
Notice
The maximum width for the pedal
crank is 38.3 mm and the maximum
depth is 14.4 mm.
Rotate the left pedal (without a chain
cog) vertically downwards. The pedal
on the left pedal crank must be
horizontal.
The front bicycle must have its front
wheel facing left.
The rear bicycle must have its front
wheel facing right.
Attaching a bicycle to the rear
carrier system
Put on the bicycle. The pedal crank
here must be placed in the pedal
crank recess opening as shown in the
illustration.
Caution
Make sure that the pedal does not
touch the surface of the rear end
carrier. Otherwise the bicycle
chainset might be damaged during transport.
Insert pedal crank mount into outer
rail of each pedal crank recess from
above and slide downwards as far as
it will go.