2020 VAUXHALL VIVARO C Tail

210Vehicle careVehicle careGeneral Information...................211
Accessories and vehicle modifications .......................... 211
Vehicle storage ........................211
End-of-life vehicle recovery .....212
Vehicle checks ........................... 212
Performing work ......................212
Bonnet ..................................... 213
Engine oil ................................. 213
Engine coolant ......................... 214
Washer fluid ............................ 215
Brakes ..................................... 216
Brake fluid ............................... 216
Vehicle battery ......................... 216
Diesel fuel system bleeding .....218
Wiper blade replacement ........219
Bulb replacement .......................219
Halogen headlights ..................219
Xenon headlights .....................223
Front fog lights ......................... 224
Front turn lights .......................224
Tail lights ................................. 225
Side turn lights ......................... 228
Centre high-mounted brake light ......................................... 228Number plate light...................229
Interior lights ............................ 230
Electrical system ........................230
Fuses ....................................... 230
Engine compartment fuse box . 231
Instrument panel fuse box .......231
Vehicle tools .............................. 234
Tools ........................................ 234
Wheels and tyres .......................236
Winter tyres ............................. 236
Tyre designations ....................236
Tyre pressure .......................... 237
Tyre deflation detection
system .................................... 238
Tread depth ............................. 239
Changing tyre and wheel size . 239
Wheel covers ........................... 240
Tyre chains .............................. 240
Tyre repair kit .......................... 240
Wheel changing .......................244
Spare wheel ............................ 245
Jump starting ............................. 249
Towing ....................................... 251
Towing the vehicle ...................251
Towing another vehicle ...........252
Appearance care .......................253
Exterior care ............................ 253Interior care............................. 255
Floor mats ............................... 256

Vehicle care225Turn light bulb sits in inner chamber
( 1 )
1. Remove the protective cover.
2. Rotate the bulb socket
anticlockwise to disengage and
withdraw from the reflector.
3. Slightly press down the bulb, turn it anticlockwise and remove it
from the socket.
4. Replace and insert the new bulb into socket by turning clockwise.
5. Insert the bulb socket into the reflector and turn clockwise.
Tail lights
Tail light assembly All body styles except platform cab
1. Vehicles with a cover hiding the lower tail light assembly screw:
remove cover by carefully
releasing its retaining lugs with a
screwdriver and tilting the cover
slightly towards the outside.

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2. Unscrew and remove the twoscrews.
3. Vehicles with air vent or coverbehind the tail light, in the trim:
Remove air vent or cover.
4. While holding the light assembly, push the retaining lug which holds
the tail light assembly in the body.
5. Carefully withdraw the tail light assembly from recess and
remove. Take care that the cable
duct remains in position.
6. Detach the cable from the retainer
in the light assembly.
7. Disengage the central retaining lug, pull the bulb carrier and
disengage the remaining retaining lugs.

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8. Push the bulb slightly down, turnit and remove it from the bulb
carrier. Replace the bulb:
Tail light / parking light ( 1)
Reverse light ( 2)
Brake light / parking light ( 3)
Turn light / hazard warning flasher
( 4 )
9. Attach the bulb carrier to the light assembly.
10. Attach the cable to the retainer.
11. Attach the light assembly to the vehicle body and tighten both
screws.
12. Clip in cover which may have covered the lower tail light
assembly screw.
13. Attach cover or air vent behind the
tail light if removed before.
Platform Cab
1. Remove the four screws from the lens.
2. Remove lens from the aperture.
3. Push bulb into socket slightly, rotate anticlockwise, remove and
renew bulb.
Turn light ( 1)
Brake light ( 2)
Tail light ( 3)
Reversing light ( 4)
Rear fog light, may be on one side
only ( 5)
4. Install lens in aperture and replace the four screws.

228Vehicle careSide turn lightsTo replace the bulb, remove the light
housing:
1. Slide the lamp housing forward and remove it at the back. It may
help to use a screwdriver to lever
out the light housing from the
body. Wrap the tip of the
screwdriver with a cloth to prevent
paint damage.
2. Pull the retaining lug upwards and
remove the bulb socket from the
plug connector.
3. Replace the complete unit.
4. Insert left end of the lamp, slide to
the left and insert right end.
Centre high-mounted brake light
Vehicles with hinged doors or
tailgate
1. Open the rear doors.
2. a) vehicles with tailgate:
Loose the inner trim from clips by
swiveling it upwards and
downwards. Pull trim off carefully.
b) vehicles with hinged doors:

Vehicle care229Wrap a cloth around the tip of a
slot screwdriver to prevent paint
damage. Remove the inner cover
or air vent with the screwdriver.
3. Push the brake light assembly carefully out through the recess.
4. Detach the cable from the retainer
in the light assembly.
5. Remove the socket of the defect bulb by turning it a quarter turn
anti-clockwise.
6. Renew bulb.
7. Install brake light assembly like explained above, in reversed
order.
Number plate light
1. a) vehicles with tailgate:
Insert a thin screwdriver, e.g., in
one of the recesses of the cover and push it outwards to unclip it.
Remove the cover.
b) vehicles with hinged doors:
Insert a screwdriver in one of the
recesses of the cover and lever it
out. Remove the cover.

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Tightening torque for steel wheels is
125 Nm.
Use the correct wheel bolts for the respective wheels.
Jacking positions The jacking positions shown refer to
the use of lifting arms and accessory
jacks used for changing winter /
summer tyres.
The rear arm position of the lifting
platform is centrically under the
relevant vehicle jacking point.
The front arm position of the lifting
platform is centrically under the
relevant vehicle jacking point.
Spare wheel The spare wheel is located in a holder
beneath the vehicle floor.
The tools are in a box in the left front
seat 3 234.
Use the jack only on the specific
jacking positions 3 244.
The spare wheel can be classified as
a temporary spare wheel depending
on the size compared to the other
mounted wheels and country
regulations. In this case a permissible maximum speed applies, even
though no label at the spare wheel
indicates this.
Only mount one temporary spare
wheel. Do not drive faster than
50 mph. Take curves slowly. Do not
use for a long period of time.Caution
The use of a spare wheel that is smaller than the other wheels or in
combination with winter tyres
could affect driveability. Have the defective tyre replaced as soon as
possible.
If the vehicle is equipped with a trailer hitch, lift the back of the vehicle on
one of the rear vehicle jacking points
for easier access to the spare wheel.
1. Depending on the version, open the tailgate or the rear doors.

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2. Remove the cover of the carrierbolt, located on the rear door sill
3. Fit the wheel wrench on thehexagon bolt. Turn it
anticlockwise until the spare wheel holder is low enough to
allow the catch to be unhooked.
4. Lift the spare wheel holder and unhook the catch.
Lower the spare wheel holder.
5. Remove the spare wheel.
6. Change the wheel.
7. Position the damaged wheel with the outside down in the spare
wheel holder.
8. Lift the spare wheel holder and engage in the catch. The open
side of the catch must point in the
direction of travel.
9. Close the spare wheel holder by turning the hexagon bolt
clockwise using the wheel
wrench.
10. Stow wheel wrench in the storage.
11. Close the tailgate or the rear doors.