Driving And Op Eration; Autom Atic Transm Ission 3 - Vauxhall ANTARA Owner's Manual

Driving and operation
Autom atic transm ission 3 .... .... .... ..... 111
All Wheel Driv e..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 117
Driving hints .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 123
Sav e fuel, protect the environment ... 125
Fuels, refuelling .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 127
Ca ta lytic converter, exhaust
emissions... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....
Drive control system s ... .... ..... .... .... ..... 132
Brake system ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 141
Anti-lock Brake Sy stem (ABS) u .. ..... 144
Wheels, ty res ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 145
Roof racks 3 .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 149
Flex-Fix system 3 . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 150
Towing eq uipm ent 3 .... .... ..... .... .... ..... 160
Towing ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 163
Automatic tran smission
The automatic transmission perm its
manual gea rshifting (M anual mod e) or
autom atic gearshifting (Automa tic mod e)
with fully autom atic clutch control.
The engine can only be started when the
selector lever is in position P or N. When
starting in P, turn key in starter switch to
AC C or ON, depress footbrake and p ress
selector lever b utton before selecting a
gear.
Do not a ccelerate w hilst gearshifting. If a
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gear has been selected and the footbrake
is released without a ccelerating, the
vehicle will "creep" .
Nev er operate the brake pedal and
accelerator sim ultaneously.
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Warning
Disregard of these instructions m ay
cause dam age to the vehicle and lead to
injuries or endanger life.
Selecting D puts the transmission in
Automatic mode.
If the selec tor lever is m oved to the left from
position D, Manual m od e is activa ted.
Forward g ear changes only can then be
made manually by moving the selec tor
lever towards + or - .
Driving and o peration
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Transmi ssion di sp lay
Display of m od e or current g ear.
P
R
N
D
1 to 5
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Park position.
Reverse g ear.
Neutral.
Autom atic mode.
Selected gear in Manual
mode.