Vauxhall Antara Owner's Manual

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Self-help164Towing serviceEntrust your vehicle only to the towingservice of your choice and obtain anestimate on tow ing costs before employingany towing serv ice. This will preventunnecessary expense and possibleinsurance problems during claimprocessing .Use flatbed equipment w henever possible.If vehicle is to be towed using a wheel lift,tow with all w heels off the road, using atowing dolly.Never use sling-type equipment to tow thevehic le or tow the vehicle with the front orrea r wheels on the roa d, to av oid causingserious d amage to the v ehicle.Place the gearshift lever in neutral(automatic transm ission 3 in N), switch onhazard warning lig hts, turn key to starterswitch position ACC and release thehandbrake before towing the v ehicle.Picture n o: s0013574.tifTowing another veh icleIn em ergency situations only , e.g. to p ullanother vehicle out of snow, mud or aditch, attach a tow rop e 3 - or better still atow rod 3 - to the rear towing eye, never tothe rea r axle and suspension units.The rear towing ey e attachment 3 is storedbelow the floor c ov er in the lug gagecompartment. Open the c ov er located onthe rea r panelling and screw the reartow ing eye attachment firm ly in place.Drive off slowly and avoid jerkymov ements. Imperm issible trac tiv e forcescould da mage both vehicles.To prevent d amage, do not take up slackin the tow rope too quickly .9 WarningNever lift vehicle using the rear towingeye.