Vauxhall Combo Owner's Manual

Drive your vehicle at various speeds. 

Do not use full throttle. Never allow the 

engine to labour at low revs. 
Make good use of all gears. Depress the 

accelerator pedal a maximum of around 

three quarters of the available pedal travel 

in all gears. 
Do not drive faster than three quarters of 

maximum speed. 
Do not brake unnecessarily hard for the 

first 125 miles (200 km). 

Many units will not function in this situation 

(e.g. brake servo unit, Electric Power-

assisted Steering 3). Driving in this manner 

is a danger to yourself and others. 

When the engine is not running, the brake 

servo unit is no longer effective once the 

footbrake has been depressed once or 

twice. Braking effect is not reduced, but 

significantly greater force is required for 

braking. 

3

If the power-assisted steering fails when 

being towed with the engine switched off – 

the vehicle can still be steered, but 

considerably more force is required. 

The cooling fan is electrically operated. Its 

cooling power is therefore independent of 

the engine speed. 
Since a considerable amount of heat is 

generated at high engine speeds and less 

at slower speeds, do not shift down when 

climbing hills whilst the vehicle is still coping 

with the gradient in the higher gear. 
Diesel engines: On gradients of 10% or 

more, do not drive faster than 20 mph 

(30 km/h) in first gear or 30 mph (50 km/h) 

in second gear. 

Do not exceed the permissible roof load – 

see page 202. For reasons of safety, 

distribute the load evenly and secure it 

properly with retaining straps so that it 

cannot slip. Adjust tyre pressure to the load 

conditions. Do not drive faster than 75 mph 

(120 km/h). Check and retighten the straps 

frequently. 

When you switch off, fans in the engine 

compartment may continue running for a 

time to cool the engine. 
If the engine temperature is very high, e.g. 

after driving in mountainous terrain: allow 

the engine to idle for approximately two 

minutes in order to prevent heat 

accumulation.