length OPEL KARL 2018.5 Owner's Manual

160Vehicle careWheel coversWheel covers and tyres that are
factory approved for the respective
vehicle and comply with all of the
relevant wheel and tyre combination
requirements must be used.
If the wheel covers and tyres used are
not factory approved, the tyres must
not have a rim protection ridge.
Wheel covers must not impair brake
cooling.9 Warning
Use of unsuitable tyres or wheel
covers could lead to sudden
pressure loss and thereby
accidents.
Tyre chains
Tyre chains are only permitted on the
front wheels.
Always use fine mesh chains that add no more than 10 mm to the tyre tread
and the inboard sides (including chain lock).
9 Warning
Damage may lead to tyre blowout.
Tyre chains are only permitted on
tyres of size 165/65 R14.
Tyre chains are not permitted on tyres of size 185/55 R15 and 195/45 R16.
The use of tyre chains is not permitted on the temporary spare wheel.
Tyre repair kit Minor damage to the tyre tread can be
repaired with the tyre repair kit.
Do not remove foreign bodies from
the tyres.
Tyre damage exceeding 4 mm or that is at the tyre's sidewall cannot be
repaired with the tyre repair kit.9 Warning
Do not drive faster than 80 km/h.
Do not use for a lengthy period.
Steering and handling may be
affected.
If you have a flat tyre:
Apply the parking brake and engage
first gear or reverse gear.

184Technical dataVehicle dimensionsLength [mm]3675Width without exterior mirrors [mm]1595-16323)Width with two exterior mirrors [mm]1876Height (without antenna) [mm] without roof rack1476-1495 3)Length of load compartment floor [mm]486Length of load compartment with folded rear seats [mm]1109Load compartment width [mm]968Load compartment height with cover [mm]499Height of load compartment opening [mm]608Wheelbase [mm]2385Turning circle diameter [m] 3)9.8 - 10.73)
Depending on equipment variants.