Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 179

174 Drivin g and operatio n
Stop ping t he v ehic le
In Automatic or Manual m od e, when the
vehic le has stopp ed first gear (with Winter
mode enga ged, second gear) is engaged
automatically and the clutch relea sed. In R
rev erse remains engaged.
When the engine is running, a gear is
enga ged and the footbrake is not
depressed, a wa rning buzzer sounds w hen
the d riv er's door is opened and the gea r
shown in the transmission d isplay flashes
at a rapid rate. If the hand brake is not
applied, the vehicle creeps. Move the
selector lever to N a nd apply the
handbrake.
When stop ping on gradients, app ly the
handbrake or depress the brake pedal. To
prevent overheating of the clutch, do not
increase engine speed to ensure smooth
idling when in gear.
In order to prev ent dama ge to the
Ea sy tronic the clutc h is automatically
enga ged at ex tremely high clutch
tem peratures.
Switch off eng ine if stop ping for a lengthy
period, e. g. in traffic jams or at level
crossings.
Vehicle storag e
Before leaving the vehicle:
z Apply hand brake,
z Remove ignition key.
The most recently engaged gear (ind icator
in transmission display) remains engaged.
With N , no gea r is engaged.
When the ignition is switched off the
Easytronic no longer responds to
movem ent of the selector lev er.
Lock the vehicle. Otherwise the battery
may become discharged if the vehicle is
parked for long periods.
If the handbrak e has not been ap plied, the
control indicator R flashes for a few
second s a fter the ignition is switched off.
With the engine off a nd the handbrak e not
applied, when the driver's door is opened a
warning buzzer sounds and the control
indica tor R flashes; switch on ignition,
engage gear, switch off ignition and apply
ha ndb ra ke.
Fault
C ontrol indicator A illuminates in the
event of a fa ult in the Easytronic sy stem. In
the event of serious faults, "F" a lso appears
on the transmission display.
It is possib le to continue driving if only
control ind icator A illuminates. M anual
mode can then no longer be selected.
If " F" also appea rs on the tra nsmission
display, continued driving is not possible.
Hav e the cause of the fault elim ina ted by a
workshop. The self-d ia gnosis integrated
into the system allows rapid fault
identification.