14 In BriefReleasing th e hand brake:Raise lever slightly,press lock bu tto n,lower lever fully6 Hand brake – page 124.Parking the vehic le:Apply hand brake firmly,engine off,remove key,loc k steering wheel,loc k vehicleTo lock and activ ate the Va ux ha ll alarmsy stem 3, press button p . To a ctiv ate theanti-theft lock ing sy stem 3 and Vaux hallalarm system 3, press button p twice.6 Further information – see p ages 21, 108,ra dio remote control – see page 22,central locking system – see page 24,Vauxhall a la rm system 3 – see pag e 31,vehicle dec om missioning – see page 187.Advice when parking:z Do not park the vehicle on fla mmableground as com bustion could occur dueto the high exhaust tempera tures.z Alw ays apply the hand brak e firmly .Apply the hand brake as firmly aspossible on uphill or downhill slop es.To reduce operating forces, depressfoot b ra ke at the same time.z Close windows and Retractable steelroof.
