Sport Mode; Tour Mode; Interactive Driving System - Opel Astra 2013 Owner's Manual

Interactive driving system

Flex Ride
Flex Ride driving system allows the
driver to select between three driving
modes:
■ SPORT mode: press button
SPORT, LED illuminates.
■ TOUR mode: press button TOUR,
LED illuminates.
■ NORMAL mode: both buttons
SPORT and TOUR are not
pressed, no LED illuminates.
Deactivate SPORT mode and TOUR
mode by pressing corresponding
button once more.
In each driving mode Flex Ride
networks the following electronic
systems:
■ Continuous Damping Control.
■ Accelerator Pedal Control.
■ Steering Control.
■ Electronic Stability Control (ESC).
■ Antilock brake system (ABS) with
cornering brake control (CBC).
■ Automatic transmission.

SPORT mode

The settings of the systems are
adapted to a sportier driving style:
■ Damping of shock absorbers reacts
more stiffly to provide better contact
with the road surface.
■ The engine reacts more quickly to
the accelerator pedal.
■ Steering support is reduced.
■ Shift points of automatic
transmission occur later.
■ With SPORT mode activated, the
illumination of main instruments
changes from white to red.
Driving and operating

TOUR mode

The settings of the systems are
adapted to a comfort driving style:
■ Damping of shock absorbers reacts
more softly.
■ Accelerator pedal reacts with
standard settings.
■ Steering support is in standard
mode.
■ Shift points of automatic
transmission occur in a comfort
mode.
■ Illumination of main instruments is
white.
NORMAL mode
All settings of the systems are
adapted to standard values.
Drive mode control
Within each manual selected driving
mode SPORT, TOUR or NORMAL,
the Drive Mode Control (DMC)
detects and analyses continuously
the real driving characteristic,
responses by the driver, and the
active dynamic state of the vehicle. If
necessary, the control unit of DMC
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