Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 191

Manual m ode (ActiveSelect)
Move selector lever forw ard or back ward
when out of continuously variab le
automatic mode.
+ Switch to higher gear
- Switch to lower gear
If a higher gear is selected at too slow a
speed or a lower gear at too high a speed,
no change takes place. This avoids engine
speeds tha t are too high or too low.
The m aximum speed is reached in 5th
gear. 6th gear is d esigned for econom ic al
driving.
If the engine speed is too slow , a lower gear
is a utomatically selec ted.
At high engine speeds a higher gear is not
autom atic ally selected.
For reasons of safety, K ickdown also
functions in manual mode – see page 191.
The selected g ear is shown on the display.
Display
The display in the tac hometer dial shows
the currently enga ged gear or c urrent
mode.
P Park p osition.
R Reverse gear.
N N eutral or idling position.
D C ontinuously v ariable automa tic
mode.
A O ut of continuously variable
automatic m ode.
1-6 Manual m od e, selected transm ission
ratio.
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