O Pen&Start System 3 - Vauxhall ASTRA Owner's Manual

32 Keys, Doors, Windows, TwinTop
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Open& Start system
3
The O pen&S ta rt sy stem allows the v ehicle
to be locked and unlocked , including the
mechanic al anti-theft locking system 3
and the Vauxhall alarm system 3, and the
engine to be started and stopped without
a mecha nica l key. All the driver has to do is
keep the key on his person.
Dep ending on the equipment level of the
vehic le 3 , the w indows of vehicles with
electric windows in all doors 3 can be
opened or closed from outside using the
rem ote control of the electronic key. S ee
page 41.
O n the Astra TwinTop, the roof can also be
opened or closed with the remote control 3
of the electronic key.
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The electronic key must be within the
externa l reception rang e ab out 1 m etre
from the vehicle in order to lock and unlock
the vehicle.
If the electronic key is rec og nized as
"authorised" , the vehicle can be unlock ed
by pulling a door handle or the knob
beneath the tailgate hand le and the doors
and the tailga te can b e opened.
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When the S tart/Stop b utton is pressed, the
system re-check s the authorisation. The
electronic key has to be recognised in the
interior in order to d o this. After the key has
been authorised the ignition switches on.
At the sam e time, the electronic
imm ob iliser is switched off a nd the electro-
mechanical steering column lock is
deactivated. Pressing the Start/S top button
aga in with the brake or clutch pedal
depressed or in P or N with automatic
transmission 3 starts the engine. Press the
button for at lea st one second with the
vehicle stationary or hold until the eng ine
starts.