Manual Transmission - Opel 2010 Astra H Owner's Manual

140 Driving and operating
If the battery is not the cause of the
fault, release selector lever:
1. Apply parking brake.
2. Release selector lever trim from
centre console at rear, fold
upwards and rotate to the left.
3. Push the yellow catch forward
with a screwdriver and move the
selector lever out of P.
4. Mount selector lever trim on
centre console and refit.
Reselecting P causes locking again.
Have a workshop eliminate the cause
of the power loss.

Manual transmission

To engage reverse, with the vehicle
stationary wait 3 seconds after
depressing the clutch pedal and then
pull up the button on the selector lever
and engage the gear.
If the gear does not engage, set the
lever in neutral, release the clutch
pedal and depress again; then repeat
gear selection.
Do not grind the clutch unnecessarily.
When operating, depress the clutch
pedal completely. Do not use the
pedal as a foot rest.
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