Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 24

Exhaust gases are pois onous
Ex haust ga ses c ontain carbon m onoxid e,
which is ex tremely poisonous but is
odourless a nd colourless.
Therefore never inhale exhaust g ases, and
nev er run the engine in an enclosed space.
Before starting off, check:
z For tyre pressure and c ondition – see
pages 212, 220, 290.
z Engine oil level and fluid levels in engine
com partment – see pages 263 to 270.
z All windows, mirrors, exterior lighting
and num ber p la tes are free from dirt,
snow and ice and op erational.
z Do not p la ce a ny objects in front of the
rear window, on the instrum ent panel or
in the area in which the airbag s inflate.
z Seats, seat belts and mirrors are
correctly ad justed.
z Bra ke op eration.
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Starting, petrol engines :
Manual trans miss ion idling and
de press clutch,
operate foot brake,
automatic trans miss ion or
CVTronic in P or N,
do not acce lerate,
turn key to III
The initially increased engine speed
autom atic ally falls as the engine
temperature rises.
Before repea ting the starting proc edure,
turn the key ba ck to 0 in the ignition sw itch,
remove it and then reinsert it. Then repeat
the starting proc edure.
6 Electronic immobiliser – see page 53,
further information – see pag es 194, 231.
Starting, dies el engine:
Manual transmission in neutral with
clutch pedal depresse d,
apply foot brake,
automatic transmission in P or N,
do not accelerate,
turn ke y to position II;
when control indicator
!
turn ke y to position III
Before rep eating the starting procedure,
turn the key back to 0 in the ignition switch,
remove it and then reinsert it. Then repeat
the starting procedure.
6 Electronic im mobiliser – see pag e 53,
further inform ation – see pages 194, 231.
1)
Preh eatin g system sw itches on o nly if outside
tem perature is low .
1)
goes out ,