Drive Modes - Vauxhall Ampera Owner's Manual

108 Driving and operating

Drive modes

While driving in electric or extended
range mode, additional operating
modes can be selected.
Press DRIVE MODE as often as the
desired drive mode is highlited in the
Driver Information Centre (DIC).
After three seconds, the new drive
mode will become active.
At next start, the vehicle will default to
Normal mode.
During some conditions, certain drive
modes may be unavailable. The
unavailable mode is greyed out in the
DIC menu and cannot be selected.
If in Sport, Mountain or Hold mode,
the mode may become unavailable
and the vehicle will return to Normal
mode. The indicator light goes off and
a DIC message displays.
Driver Information Centre (DIC) 3 71.
Sport mode
Sport mode provides more
responsive acceleration than Normal
mode, but can reduce efficiency. Use
Normal mode whenever possible.
Control indicator Sport3 69.
Mountain mode
Mountain mode should be selected at
the beginning of a trip before climbing
steep, uphill grades and when
expecting to drive in very hilly or
mountainous terrain. This mode
maintains a reserve electrical charge
of the high voltage battery to provide
better grade climbing performance.
While driving in Mountain mode, the
vehicle will have less responsive
acceleration. Mountain mode will not
change normal vehicle braking
performance for steep downhill
grades.
If steep hill driving is expected, it is
recommended to select Mountain
mode at least 20 minutes before
driving on steep grades. This will
allow the vehicle time to build a
sufficient battery charge reserve.