Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual

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203Exhaust gases –avoid inhaling!When the vehicle is driven for the first time,wax and oil on the exhaust sy stem ma yevaporate, producing sm ok e-likeemissions. Allow wax and oil to eva pora tewhile the vehic le is in open a ir. Avoidinhaling.MaintenanceHave all maintena nce work c arried out atthe intervals spec ified by Va ux ha ll. Werecommend that you entrust this work to aVauxhall Authorised Repairer, w ho hasprop er equipment a nd trained personnelavailable. Electronic testing sy stems permitra pid diagnosis and remedy of faults. Thisway y ou can be certain that allcomponents of the vehic le’s electrical,injection and ignition system s operatecorrectly, that your vehicle has a low levelof polluta nt em ission and tha t the cataly ticconv erter system will have a long serv icelife.Y ou are thereby making an im portantcontribution towards keeping the air cleanand c om pliance w ith emissions legislation.C hecking and adjustment of the fuel-injection and ignition systems is part of thescope of inspec tion. For this reason youshould hav e a ll maintenance work carriedout a t the intervals specified in your Serv iceBooklet.Engine ex haust ga ses contain poisonouscarbon monox ide, which is colourlessand odourless and can be fatal ifinhaled.If ex haust fumes penetrate the vehicleinterior, open the windows and c onsult awork shop imm ediately. We recomm endthat you consult a Vauxhall AuthorisedRepairer.