Driving Hints; Brake Servo Unit; Power Steering; Driving With A Roof Load - Vauxhall Omega Owner's Manual

Driving hints

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The firs t 1 000 miles/600 km
Driv e y our v ehicle at various speed s. Do
not use full throttle. Never allow the engine
to labour at low rev s.
Make good use of all gears. Depress the
accelerator ped al a ma ximum of around
three quarters of the available p edal travel
in all gea rs.
Do not d riv e faster than three quarters of
maximum speed .
Do not b rake unnec essarily ha rd for the
first 125 miles (200 km).
The inform ation c oncerns the engine and
parts of the power train, e.g . the final drive.
Never coast with engine not running
Many units w ill not function in this situation
(e.g. brake servo unit, power steering).
Driv ing in this ma nner is a danger to
yourself and others.

Brake servo unit

With the engine not running the brake
servo unit is no longer effective once the
brake peda l has been depressed once or
twice. The braking effect is not red uced but
substantia lly grea ter foot pressure is
necessary to stop the vehicle.
P ower steering
If the power-assisted steering fails when
being towed with the engine switched off –
the vehicle can still be steered , but
consid erably more force is required.
Driving in mountainous terrain or
with a caravan/trailer
The cooling fan is electrically operated. Its
cooling power is therefore independent of
the engine speed.
S ince a c onsiderab le am ount of heat is
generated at high engine speeds and less
at slower speeds, do not shift down when
climb ing hills whilst the vehic le is still coping
with the gradient in the hig her gear.
Diesel engine: O n gradients of 8 % or more,
do not drive faster than 20 mph (30 k m/h)
in first gear or 30 m ph (50 km/h) in second
gear.

Driving with a roof load

Do not exceed the perm issible roof load;
see pages 168, 222. For reasons of safety,
distribute the loa d ev enly a nd secure it
properly with reta ining straps so that it
cannot slip . Set the ty re p ressure to the
va lue sp ecified for a full load. Do not drive
faster than 75 mph (120 km /h) Check and
retig hten the straps frequently.