250Vehicle care● A discharged vehicle battery canalready freeze at a temperature
of 0 °C. Defrost the frozen battery before connecting jump leads.
● Wear eye protection and protective clothing when
handling a battery.
● Use a booster battery with the same voltage (12 V). Its capacity
(Ah) must not be much less than
that of the discharged vehicle
battery.
● Use jump leads with insulated terminals and a cross section of
at least 16 mm 2
(25 mm 2
for
diesel engines).
● Do not disconnect the discharged
vehicle battery from the vehicle.
● Switch off all unnecessary electrical consumers.
● Do not lean over the vehicle battery during jump starting.
● Do not allow the terminals of one
lead to touch those of the other
lead.● The vehicles must not come into contact with each other during
the jump starting process.
● Apply the parking brake, transmission in neutral,
automatic transmission in P.
Open the positive terminal protection
caps of both vehicle batteries.
Lead connection order: 1. Connect the red lead to the positive terminal of the booster
battery.
2. Connect the other end of the red lead to the positive terminal of the
discharged battery.
3. Connect the black lead to the negative terminal of the boosterbattery.
4. Connect the other end of the black
lead to a vehicle grounding point
of your vehicle in the engine
compartment.
Route the leads so that they cannot
catch on rotating parts in the engine
compartment.
To start the engine: 1. Start the engine of the vehicle providing the jump.
2. After 5 minutes, start the other engine. Start attempts should be
made for no longer than 15
seconds at an interval of 1 minute.
3. Allow both engines to idle for approx. three minutes with the
leads connected.
4. Switch on electrical consumers e.g. headlights, heated rear
window of the vehicle receiving
the jump start.
5. Reverse above sequence exactly when removing leads.
Vehicle care251Towing
Towing the vehicle
Press in the middle of the cover plate
and slide to the upper left corner to
unclip it.
The towing eye is stowed with the vehicle tools 3 234.
Screw in the towing eye clockwise as
far as it will go until it stops in a
horizontal position.
Attach a tow rope – or better a tow rod
– to the towing eye.
The towing eye must only be used for
towing and not for recovering the
vehicle.
Switch on ignition to release steering
wheel lock and to permit operation of
brake lights, horn and windscreen
wiper.
Caution
Deactivate the driver assistance
systems like active emergency
braking 3 188, otherwise the
vehicle may automatically brake during towing.
Switch the selector lever to neutral.
Release the parking brake.
Caution
Never tow a vehicle equipped with All Wheel Drive (AWD) with the
front or rear tyres on the road. If
you tow a vehicle equipped with
AWD while the front or rear tyres
are rolling on the road, the drive
system in the vehicle could be
severely damaged. When towing
vehicles equipped with AWD, all
four tyres must not be in contact
with the road.
284Headlight flash ........................... 131
Headlight range adjustment ......131
Headlights................................... 129 Headlights when driving abroad 132
Head restraint adjustment .............8
Head restraints ............................ 46
Head-up display.......................... 120 Heated mirrors ............................. 39
Heated rear window ..................... 43
Heated windscreen .......................44
Heating ........................................ 51
Heating and ventilation system . 138
High beam ......................... 114, 130
High beam assist ................114, 130
Hill start assist ........................... 170
Hinged doors ................................ 32
Horn ....................................... 13, 94
I
Identification plate .....................264
Ignition switch positions .............152
Immobiliser .................................. 38
Indicators .................................... 104
Info Display ................................. 119
Instrument cluster ......................100
Instrument panel fuse box .........231
Instrument panel illumination control .................................... 134
Instrument panel overview ........... 10
Interior care ............................... 255Interior lighting............................ 134
Interior lights ...................... 134, 230
Interior mirror Rear view camera display .......199
Interior mirrors .............................. 40
Introduction .................................... 3
J Jump starting ............................. 249
K Keys ............................................. 21
Keys, locks ................................... 21
L
Lane departure warning .....112, 200
Lashing eyes ............................... 81
LED headlights ........................... 114
Lighting features .........................136
Light switch ................................ 129
load compartment .......................134
Load compartment ................32, 80
Load compartment cover .............80
load compartment lighting ..........134
Loading ......................................... 50
Loading information .....................90
Low beam ................................... 114
Low fuel ..................................... 113M
Malfunction indicator light ..........110
Manual anti-dazzle ......................40
Manual mode ............................. 166
Manual seat adjustment ...............47
Manual transmission .................. 167
Massage ....................................... 52
mechanical child lock.................... 42 Mirror adjustment ........................... 9
Misted light covers .....................134
Multimedia .................................. 123
Multimedia Navi .......................... 123
N
New vehicle running-in ..............152
Number plate light .....................229
O Object detection systems ...........191
Odometer ................................... 105
Oil, engine .......................... 262, 266
Outside temperature ....................96
Overrun cut-off ........................... 156
P Panoramic roof ............................. 45
Panoramic view system ..............196
Parking ................................ 20, 159
Parking assist ............................ 191
Parking brake ..................... 111, 169
Parking heater ............................ 146
286Tow bar....................................... 205
Towing ................................ 205, 251
Towing another vehicle .............252
Towing equipment .....................206
Towing the vehicle .....................251
Trailer coupling ........................... 205
Trailer stability assist .................209
Trailer towing ............................. 206
Transmission ............................... 17
Transmission display .................165
Tread depth ............................... 239
Trip odometer ............................ 105
Turn lights .......................... 109, 133
Tyre chains ................................ 240
Tyre deflation detection system . 238
Tyre designations ......................236
Tyre pressure ............................ 237
Tyre pressures ........................... 271
Tyre repair kit ............................. 240
U Ultrasonic parking assist............. 191
Underseat storage .......................79
Upholstery .................................. 255
USB port ....................................... 97
Using this manual ..........................3
V
Valet mode ................................. 119
Vauxhall Connect .......................127
Vehicle battery ........................... 216Vehicle checks............................ 212
Vehicle data ................................ 266
Vehicle data recording and privacy ..................................... 277
Vehicle detected ahead ..............114
Vehicle dimensions .................... 270
Vehicle Identification Number ....264
Vehicle jack ................................ 234
Vehicle locator lighting ...............137
Vehicle messages .....................122
Vehicle personalisation .............123
Vehicle security ............................ 35
Vehicle specific data ......................3
Vehicle storage ........................... 211
Vehicle tools ............................... 234
Vehicle unlocking ........................... 6 Ventilation ................................... 146
W Warning chimes .........................122
Warning lights ............................. 104
Washer and wiper systems .........13
Washer fluid ............................... 215
Wheel changing .........................244
Wheel covers ............................. 240
Wheels and tyres .......................236
Windows ....................................... 41
Windscreen................................... 41
Windscreen wiper and washer ....94Winter tyres ............................... 236
Wiper blade replacement ..........219
X Xenon headlights .......................223