Stopping The Vehicle - Vauxhall Omega Owner's Manual

Stopping the vehicle

The selector lever can be left in the chosen
gear with the engine running.
When stopping on gradients engage hand
brake or depress brake ped al. To prevent
overheating of the transmission, do not
increase engine revolutions to ensure
smooth id ling while standing if a gear has
been selected.
Switch off eng ine if stop ping for a lengthy
period, e. g. in traffic jams or at level
crossings.
Before leav ing the vehicle, apply hand
brake, then place selector lever in position
P and remove ignition k ey.
If the ignition key is not rem oved, the
battery may be d ischarged if the vehicle is
then left to stand for a lengthy period of
time.
The ignition key ca n only be remov ed when
the selector lev er is in position P.
138
Fault
Control indica tor A lights when the
ignition is switched on. If it does not go off
after starting or comes on whilst driving,
there is a fa ult in the automatic
tra nsmission or the engine electronics.
In vehicles with check control 3 , the
warning "Autom atic Gearb ox " app ears in
the display in the ev ent of a fault; see
page 40.
The tra nsmission no longer shifts
automatically.
Vehicles with p etr ol eng ine
Driving ca n be c ontinued. Second gear is
not availab le:
1 = 1st gear
2 = 3rd gear
3 = 4th gear
D = 4th gear
N = Neutral position
R = Reverse g ear
P = Park position
Hav e c ause of fault remedied. We
recommend that y ou consult y our Vauxhall
Authorised Repa irer.
The sy stem's integrated self-diagnostics
allows faults to b e q uick ly rem edied.