Switching Off The Engine; Overrun; Warming Up; Clutch Operation - Vauxhall Omega Owner's Manual

Switching off the e ngine
When you switch off, fans in the engine
compartment may continue running for a
time to cool the engine.
If the engine temperature is v ery high, e.g.
after driv ing in mountainous terrain: allow
the engine to idle for approxim ately tw o
minutes in order to prevent heat
accumulation.
Save energy – more miles
Please observe the running-in hints on the
previous pag e and the tips for energ y
saving on the following pages.
Good, technica lly correct and economical
driving ensures ma ximum durability and
performance for your vehic le.

Overrun

The fuel supply is autom atically shut off
during overrun, e.g. when the vehicle is
being driven down long gradients or when
braking. To enable the overrun cut-off to
take effect, do not acc elerate during
overrun and, if in manual transm ission
mode, do not de-clutch. To prevent
dam age to the cata ly tic converter, overrun
cut-off is temp orarily deactivated when the
cataly tic conv erter temperature is high.
Engine s pe ed
Driv e in a low engine speed range for each
gear a s m uc h as possible.

Warming up

Allow the engine to warm up while driving.
Do not warm it up by letting it run at idling
speed. Do not apply full throttle until the
engine has reached op erating
temperature.
Following a cold start, automa tic
tra nsmissions do not shift into the higher
gears until a fairly high eng ine speed has
been reached. This ensures that the
catalytic converter quickly attains the
temperature required for optimum
pollutant reduction.
Correct gear sele ction
Do not race your engine whilst in neutral or
with a low gea r selected. Driving too fast in
indiv idua l gea rs as well as stop-a nd -g o
tra ffic increases engine wear a nd fuel
consumption.
Change down
When decreasing speed, shift down into
the next lowest gear. Do not slip the clutch
with a high-revving engine. This is
especially important when hill climb ing.

Clutch operation

Alway s d epress the c lutch pedal hard to
the floor to p revent shifting difficulties and
transmission damage.
When driving do not use the pedal as a
foot rest; this will cause substantial clutch
wear.
P edals
Do not place any ob jects in the foot well
which could slip under the ped als and
inhibit the pedal trav el.
To ensure the pedal travel is uninhibited,
there must be no mats in the area of the
pedals.
Battery care
When driving slowly or when the v ehicle is
stationary , e.g. in slow urban traffic, stop-
and-go traffic or traffic jams, turn off all
unnecessary electrical load s w here
possible (e. g. heated rear window, heated
seats 3 ).
Declutch w hen sta rting in order to relieve
the strain on the starter and the ba ttery.
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