Driving And Operation; Autom Atic Transm Ission 3 - Vauxhall Antara Owner's Manual

112 Drivin g and operatio n

Driving and operation

Autom atic transm ission 3 .... .... .... ..... 112
All Wheel Driv e 3 . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 118
Driving hints .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 124
Sav e fuel, protect the environment ... 126
Fuels, refuelling .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 128
Ca ta lytic converter, exhaust
emissions... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....
Drive control system s ... .... ..... .... .... ..... 133
Brake system ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 142
Anti-lock Brake Sy stem (ABS) u .. ..... 145
Wheels, ty res ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 146
Roof racks 3 .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 150
Flex-Fix system 3 . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 151
Towing eq uipm ent 3 .... .... ..... .... .... ..... 161
Towing ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 164
Automatic tran smission 3
The automatic transmission perm its
manual gea rshifting (M anual mod e) or
autom atic gearshifting (Automa tic mod e)
with fully autom atic clutch control.
The engine can only be started when the
selector lever is in position P or N. When
starting in P, turn key in starter switch to
AC C or ON, depress footbrake and p ress
selector lever b utton before selecting a
gear.
Do not a ccelerate w hilst gearshifting. If a
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gear has been selected and the footbrake
is released without a ccelerating, the
vehicle will "creep" .
Nev er operate the brake pedal and
accelerator sim ultaneously.
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Warnin g
Disregard of these instruc tions may
cause damage to the vehicle and lead to
injuries or endanger life.
S elec ting D puts the transmission in
Automatic mode.
If the selector lever is moved to the left from
position D, Manual mode is activated.
Forward gear changes only ca n then be
ma de m anually by moving the selector
lever towa rd s + or -.