Instruments, Controls - Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual

98 In struments, controls

Instruments, controls

Control indicators .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .
Instrument display ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... . 105
Information display . ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... . 108
Warning buzzers.. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... . 126
Wind screen wiper .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... . 126
Control indic ators
The control indica tors described here are
not present in all vehic les. The descriptions
however, apply to all instrument versions.
The control indica tor colours mean:
z Red
Danger, important rem ind er
z Y ellow
Warning , note, fault
z Green
O n confirmation
z Blue
O n confirmation
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Turn sig nal lig ht s
Control indica tor flashes green.
The control indica tor flashes on the
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respective side.
Both c ontrol indicators flash with the
ha zard warning lights on.
Rapid flashes: A turn sig nal lig ht or the
related fuse has failed, fa ilure of turn signal
lig ht on the caravan/trailer 3 .
Turn signal lights – see page 130.
Change bulb s - see page 252.
Fuses - see page 246.
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Engine oil pressure
C ontrol indicator illuminates red.
It illuminates w hen the ignition is switched
on and extinguishes shortly after the
eng ine starts.
Illuminates when the eng ine is running:
Eng ine lubrication m ay be interrup ted. This
ma y result in damage to the engine and/or
locking of the drive wheels:
1. Move out of the flow of traffic a s quickly
as possible without impeding other
vehicles.
2. Depress clutch.
3. Shift manual transm ission or
Easytronic 3 into neutral; for a utomatic
tra nsmission 3 , set selector lever to N.
4. Switch off ignition.
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Warnin g
When the eng ine is off, considerably
more force is needed to brake and steer.
Do not remove key until v ehicle has com e
to a standstill, otherw ise the steering
colum n lock could engage unexpectedly .
C heck oil level before contac ting a
workshop.