Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 184

Display
The d isplay in the tachometer dia l shows
the c urrently engaged gear or current
mode.
P Park position.
R Reverse gear.
N Neutra l or idling position.
D Autom atic mode.
1-5 Manual mode, selected gea r.
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Electronically controlled driving
programmes
z Adaptive programm es automatically
adap t gea r shifting to suit the driving
style, e. g.:
– Sporty driving: Transmission changes
gear a t higher engine speeds.
– Economical driving: Transmission
cha ng es gear at lower engine speeds.
– Ad aptation to special driving
conditions still tak es place, such
as: driving up and down hills, w hen
tow ing a caravan or trailer, and with a
heavy load.
z Automatic neutral shift function
autom atically sets the transm ission to N
to reduce fuel consum ption, e.g. at
tra ffic lig hts.
The automatic neutral shift function is
activated when:
– The selector lever is in D or in
ma nual m ode
and
– the foot bra ke is depressed
and
– the vehicle is stationary
and
– the a ccelerator pedal is not dep ressed
and
– transmission oil tem perature is greater
than 0 °C .
As soon as the brake is released and the
accelerator ped al is depressed, the
vehicle sta rts off in the usual manner.
z By m eans of delay ed gear cha nging
(higher engine speed s) following a cold
start, the opera ting temperature
programme quickly and automatically
bring s the catalytic conv erter to the
temperature required for optimum
pollutant reduction.
z Winter program: p ress b utton T – see
next c olumn.