Vauxhall Combo Owner's Manual

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Roof racks, caravan and trailer towing
Make sure that you have enough room 
when cornering and avoid sudden 
manoeuvres. 
If the caravan / trailer starts to sway, drive 
more slowly, do not attempt to correct the 
steering and brake sharply if necessary. 
If full-on braking is required, depress the 
brake pedal as hard as possible. 
Remember that the braking distance for 
vehicles towing caravans / trailers with and 
without brake is always greater than that 
for vehicles not towing a caravan / trailer. 
When driving downhill, towing a caravan / 
trailer subjects the brakes to a heavier load 
than normal. For this reason, select the 
same gear as when driving uphill and drive 
at a similar speed.
Easytronic 3 in Automatic mode will 
automatically select the driving 
programme with optimum engine braking 
effect.
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 engine: 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.