Winter Programme; Kickdown; Engine Braking Assistance From Motor; Automatic And Manual Mode - Vauxhall Corsa & Combo Owner's Manual

Winter programm e
T
In the event of diffic ulties starting off on
slip pery roa ds, press button T ("A" and
"T " are shown in the transmission displa y).
Ea sy tronic switches to Automatic mode
and the vehicle sets off in second gea r.
The w inter program is switched off by :
z pressing button T a gain,
z switching to Manual mode,
z turning off the ignition.
In order to protect the Easytronic the winter
programme automatically sw itches itself
off at extremely high clutch temperatures.
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Kickdown

Ac celera tor pedal pressed past the
pressure point: Below certain speeds, the
tra nsmission shifts down into a lower gear.
Full engine power is a vailable for
acceleration.
During kickdown no manual gear shifting is
possible.
When the engine speed approaches its
up per limit, the transm ission shifts to a
higher gea r during kickdown even in
Manua l mode.
Without kickdown this automatic shift is
not effected in Manual mode.
Engine braking assistance from
motor
Autom atic mode:
When driving d ow nhill, Ea sytronic does not
shift into higher g ears until a fairly high
eng ine speed has been rea ched. When
brak ing, Easytronic shifts down in good
time.
Ma nua l mode:
To utilise the engine braking effect, selec t a
lower gear in good time when driving
downhill.