Driving Hints - Vauxhall Corsa & Combo Owner's Manual

Driving hints

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The firs t 6 00 m ile s (100 0 km)
Driv e y our v ehicle at various speed s. Do
not use full throttle. Never allow the engine
to labour at low rev s.
Make good use of all gears. Depress the
accelerator ped al a ma ximum of around
three quarters of the available p edal travel
in all gea rs.
Do not d riv e faster than three quarters of
maximum speed .
Do not b rake unnec essarily ha rd for the
first 125 miles (200 km).
Never coast with engine not running
Many units w ill not function in this situation
(e.g. brake servo unit, power steering 3 ).
Driv ing in this ma nner is a danger to
yourself and others.
Brake servo unit
When the engine is not running, the brake
servo unit is no longer effective once the
brake peda l has been depressed once or
twice. Braking effect is not reduced , but
significantly greater force is required for
braking.
Electric power steering
3
If the power-assisted steering fails when
being towed w ith the eng ine switched off –
the vehicle can still be steered, but
considera bly more forc e is req uired.
Driving in mountainous terrain or
with a trailer/caravan
The cooling fan is electrically operated. Its
cooling power is therefore independent of
the engine speed.
S ince a c onsiderab le am ount of heat is
generated at high engine speeds and less
at slower speeds, do not shift down when
climb ing hills whilst the vehic le is still coping
with the gradient in the hig her gear.
Diesel engines: On gradients of 10 % or
more, do not drive faster than 20 mph (30
km /h) in first g ear or 30 mph (50 km/h) in
second g ear.
Driving with a roof load
Do not exceed the perm issible roof load –
see page 240. For reasons of safety,
distribute the loa d ev enly a nd secure it
properly with reta ining straps so that it
cannot slip. Adjust ty re pressure to the load
conditions. Do not d riv e fa ster than 75 mph
(120 km /h). Check and retighten the straps
freq uently .
Switching off the e ngine
When y ou switch off, fans in the eng ine
compa rtm ent may continue running for a
time to cool the engine.
If the engine temperature is very high, e.g.
after driving in mountainous terrain: Allow
the engine to id le for approx im ately two
minutes in order to prevent heat
acc um ulation.