Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual

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263Hav e serv ic e work – and repair work tobody and equip ment – carried out byprofessionals. We recommend that youconsult your Vauxhall Authorised Repairer.Your Vauxhall Authorised Repairer hasexcellent knowledge of Vauxhall vehicles,and has the special tools and the latestVauxhall service instructions. I t isparticularly ad visab le to use a Va ux ha llAuthorised Repairer during the warrantyperiod to a void loss of warranty claims. SeeService Booklet for add itional information.Separ ate anti-cor rosion servi ceHav e this carried out every 2 years, eitherwithin the scope of a service or sep arately,see Service Book let. We recomm end thatyou c onsult a Vauxhall Authorised Repairerin order to avoid loss of warranty claims forrust d amage.A note on safetyTo avoid injury from cables cond uctingignition voltage, only c arry out enginecompartment checks (e. g. checking thebrake fluid level or engine oil level) whenthe ignition is switched off.N ever carry out any repairs or adjustmentand m aintenance work on the vehicley ourself. This especially applies to theeng ine, chassis and safety parts. You mayunwittingly infringe the p rov isions of thelaw and, by not performing the workproperly , endanger y ourself and otherroad users.Checking and topping up fluidsTo aid identification, the engine oil fillercap , the c oolant expansion ta nk cap, thelid of the fluid container for the wind screenwash system a nd headlam p washsystem 3 and the handle of the oil dipstic kare coloured y ellow.The cooling fan is controlled by athermo-switch and can therefore startunexp ectedly even if the ignition isswitched off. Risk of injury.Electronic ignition systems generate veryhigh voltages. Do not touch the ignitionsystem; hig h voltage can be fatal.