Driving Hints; The First 600 Miles / 1000 Km; Brake Servo Unit; Driving With A Roof Load - Vauxhall Corsa Owner's Manual

Driving hints

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The first 600 miles / 1000 km

Drive your vehicle at various speeds. Do
not use full throttle. Never allow the engine
to labour at low revs.
Make good use of all gears. Depress the
accelerator pedal a maximum of around
three quarters of the available pedal travel
in all gears.
Do not drive faster than three quarters of
maximum speed.
Do not brake unnecessarily hard for the
first 125 miles (200 km).
Never coast with engine not running
Many units will not function in this situation
(e.g. brake servo unit, power steering 3).
Driving in this manner 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 pedal has been depressed once or
twice. Braking effect is not reduced, but
braking requires significantly greater force.
Power steering
3
If the power-assisted steering fails when
being towed with the engine switched off,
the vehicle can still be steered, but
considerably more force is required.
Driving in mountainous terrain
or with a caravan / trailer
The cooling fan is electrically operated. Its
cooling power is therefore independent of
the engine speed.
Since a considerable amount of heat is
generated at high engine speeds and less
at slower speeds, do not shift down when
climbing hills whilst the vehicle is still coping
with the gradient in the higher gear.
Diesel engines: On gradients of 10 % or
more, do not drive faster than 20 mph
(30 km/h) in first gear or 30 mph (50 km/h)
in second gear.

Driving with a roof load

Do not exceed the permissible roof load;
see page 224. For reasons of safety,
distribute the load evenly and secure it
properly with retaining straps so that it
cannot slip. Set the tyre pressure to the
value specified for a full load. Do not drive
faster than 75 mph (120 km/h). Check and
retighten the straps frequently.