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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
Proper maintenance and repair are very important for the safe and reliable functioning of all motor vehicles. The service procedures recommended by Adam Opel AG/Vauxhall Motors Ltd. and contained in these SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS are effective methods of carrying out maintenance and repair. Some of these operations require the use of tools specially designed for a particular purpose. These special tools should be used as and when recommended.
Service Instructions and Technical Information Bulletins belong in the hands of supervisors and mechanics, as they must be constantly referred to and carefully followed to ensure that the vehicle is maintained in a safe condition.
It is expressly requested that the warning and safety measures contained in these SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS be read and followed with care in order to minimize the risk of personal injury to service personnel as a result of incorrect service methods, and to eliminate the possibility of damaging the vehicle or rendering it unsafe.
When carrying out operations which involve the possibility of an electrical short circuit, the ground strap must be disconnected from the battery. This also applies when the vehicle is being electrically welded. Disconnection of the ground strap automatically erases the contents of the memories of the electronic systems. Electrical systems such as the board computer clock, the window winder electronics and the stations stored in the radio, should, therefore, be reprogrammed as far as possible when the ground strap is reconnected.
These warnings and precautions are not exhaustive. Adam Opel AG/Vauxhall Motors Ltd. cannot possibly foresee and evaluate all the conceivable ways in which maintenance and repair might be carried out or the possible hazardous consequences of each method.
It is therefore particularly important that anyone who uses a service procedure or tool which is not recommended first satisfies himself thoroughly that neither his own safety nor vehicle safety will be jeopardized by the service method he selects.
Attention is drawn to the fact that all work in connection with the following service operations should only be carried out in accordance with the pertinent rules and instructions of the local trade or similar association, in particular the accident prevention regulations. Futhermore, the legal requirements for the safety of vehicles on the road must be complied with.
Laws relating to environmental protection and to health should be equally observed.
The service operations are described in a series of steps which correspond to the Time Allowance Publications in sequence, content and work scope. The steps may be recognized by the fact that they always commence at the beginning of a line - indented text passages contain additional explanations for the step.
Operations for the various groups are described and shown primarily on vehicles with left hand drive. Procedures on vehicles with right hand drive are, as a rule, analogous (mirror image). The functions of the various systems are the same for both left and right hand drive. Where there are significant differences, relevant information is provided.
The Special Service Tools required for carrying out service operations in a main group are listed at the end of all service operations, however before the Technical Data tables.
Opel/Vauxhall Special Service Tools are supplied by Messrs. Kent-Moore.
The address of the supplier is: for the Federal Republic of Germany: for other countries:
Kent-Moore Deutschland GmbH Kent-Moore Postfach 1528 Automotive Division SPX (Europe) AG 6806 Viernheim Postfach 64
CH-6340 Baar
The ST without numbers are intended for local fabrication. Some of them may also be obtained from Kent-Moore. Contact the company for availability information.
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