2015 VAUXHALL ANTARA Owner's Manual

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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.

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Attach the pedal crank by rotating the
attachment screw on the pedal crank
mount.
Place the wheel recesses such that
the bicycle is more or less horizontal. Here, the distance between the
pedals and the tailgate should be at
least 5 cm.
Both bicycle tyres must be in the
wheel recesses.
Caution
Make sure to pull out the wheel
recesses as far as necessary to have both bicycle tyres placed in
the recesses. Otherwise a
horizontal mounting of the bicycle
is not ensured. Disregard could
lead to damage of the bicycle
wheels caused by hot exhaust
fumes.
Align the bicycle in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle: Slightly
loosen the pedal mount.
Place the bicycle upright using the
rotary lever on the pedal crank
recess.
If the two bicycles obstruct one
another, the relative positions of the
bicycles can be adapted by adjusting
the wheel recesses and the rotary
lever on the pedal crank recess until
the bicycles no longer touch one
another. Make sure there is sufficient
clearance from the vehicle.
Tighten the attachment screw for the
pedal bearing mount to its maximum
point by hand.

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Secure both bicycle wheels to the
wheel recesses using strap retainers.
Check the bicycle to make sure it is
secure.Caution
Ensure gap between bicycle and
vehicle is at least 5 cm. If
necessary, loosen handlebar and swivel sideways.
The settings for the wheel recesses
and on the rotary lever on the pedal
crank recess should be noted and saved for each bicycle. Correct
presetting will facilitate refitting of the
bicycle.Notice
It is recommended to attach a
warning sign at the rearmost bicycle to increase visibility.
Removing a bicycle from the
rear carrier system
Undo strap retainers on both bicycle
tyres.
Hold on to the bicycle, loosen the attachment screw for the pedal
bearing mount, then lift the pedal
bearing mount to remove it.

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Retracting the rear carrier
system
Push the pedal crank mounts into the
pedal crank recess as shown in the
illustration.
Insert the strap retainer and pull
tightly downwards as far as possible.
Press release lever and slide in wheel recesses all the way as far as they will
go.
Disengage the locking lever on the
diagonal support and fold both pedal crank recesses down.
9 Warning
Risk of pinching.

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Swivel first the right clamping lever
( 1 ) forwards, followed by the left
clamping lever ( 2), until they can be
engaged in their respective recesses.
Push the clamping lever down and
pull both lamp supports out of the recesses.
Fold in the bulb holders on the backs
of the tail lamps.
First place the front tail lamp ( 1), then
the rear tail lamp ( 2) in the recesses
and push down as far as possible. Push cables all the way into all guides
in order to prevent damage.
Pull up license plate holder and fold
down into horizontal position.
Open the tailgate.

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Raise the release lever and hold. Liftthe system slightly and push it into the
bumper until it engages.
Release lever must return to original
position.9 Warning
If the system cannot be correctly
engaged, please seek the
assistance of a workshop.
Load compartment
Storage compartments in the
load compartment
Located on both sides of the load
compartment floor.
Load compartment cover Do not place any objects on the cover.
Closing the cover
Pull load compartment cover towards rear of vehicle using handle and insert
retainers into brackets on either side
of load compartment.
Opening the cover
Remove load compartment cover
from side brackets. The cover rolls up automatically.

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Removing the cover
Open load compartment cover. Pull
socket on either side of cover towards
centre of vehicle, lift and remove
cover from the side guides.
Fit in reverse order.
Rear floor storage cover
To access the rear floor storage
compartment, pull floor cover handle upwards.
Depending on version, to access the
rear floor storage compartment, push
both levers on the floor cover towards the handle and pull up the cover bythe handle.

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Where present, hang the hook to the
upper part of the tailgate opening.
Caution
Only use the hook for hanging up
the rear floor cover and the height adjustable cover.
Caution
Do not allow objects to protrude
above the top of the rear floor
storage compartment, to avoid
damage to the storage area and
the load compartment floor.
Jack and vehicle tools 3 175.
Tyre repair kit 3 183.
Temporary spare wheel 3 189.
Lashing eyes
The lashing eyes are designed to
secure items against slippage, e.g.
using lashing straps or a luggage floor
net.
Two additional lashing eyes are
located in front of the rear seats.
Designed for carrying small, light
items only, a luggage floor net helps keep loads from moving during sharp turns or quick starts and stops.
To install: attach the four net hooks to
the lashing eyes mounted on the load
compartment floor.
Warning triangle Stow the warning triangle below the
floor cover in the load compartment.
First aid kit Stow the first aid kit below the floor
cover in the load compartment.
Fire extinguisher
Stow the fire extinguisher securely in
the load compartment.