Winter Programme T; Kickdown - Vauxhall ASTRA Owner's Manual

182 Easytronic
Winter programme
T
In the event of difficulties starting off on
slippery roads, press button T ("A",
currently engaged gear and T appear in
the transmission display). Easytronic
switches to automatic mode and the
vehicle sets off in second gear.
The winter program is switched off by:
z pressing button T again,
z turning off the ignition.
In order to protect the Easytronic the winter
programme automatically switches itself
off at extremely high clutch temperatures.
If the Winter programme is activated,
SPORT mode is deactivated.
If the vehicle is switched to manual mode
while the winter programme is active, the
winter programme is interrupted. The
winter programme resumes upon return to
automatic mode.

Kickdown

Accelerator pedal pressed past the
pressure point: below certain speeds, the
transmission shifts down into a lower gear.
Full engine power is available for
acceleration.
During kickdown no manual gear shifting is
possible.