Driving Hints - Vauxhall Vivaro 2008.5 Owner's Manual

Driving hints

The first 600 mil es (1000 k m)
Drive your vehicle at v arious speeds. Do
not use full throttle. Never allow the eng ine
to labour at low revs.
Make good use of all gea rs. Depress the
accelerator pedal a maximum of approx.
three quarters of the ava ila ble ped al travel
in all gears and drive ranges.
Do not drive faster than three quarters of
max imum speed.
Never coa st with engine not running
Many units may then not function (e. g.
brake serv o unit, power steering). Driving in
this manner is a danger to yourself and
others.
Brak e servo unit
With the engine not running the brake
servo unit is no longer effective once the
footb rake has been depressed onc e or
twice. The brak ing effect is not reduced but
sub stantially g reater foot pressure is
necessary to stop the vehicle.
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Pow er st eering
Nev er leave the steering wheel on full lock
when the v ehicle is stationary as this may
damage the power steering pump.
If the p ow er steering should fail - e.g. when
the vehicle is being towed with the engine
switched off - the v ehicle can still b e
prop erly steered but considerably g reater
effort is necessary.
Dr iving in mountainous terrai n or with
carav an / trail er
Elec trica lly driven fan: The fan cooling
capacity is not dependent on engine
speed. It is not necessary, therefore, when
driving uphill to shift down into a lower
gear if the vehicle can c lim b in a higher
gear.
Dr iving with a roof load
Do not exceed the permissible roof load .
For safety reasons, distribute the load
evenly and secure it tightly with straps so
that it cannot slip. Do not drive faster than
75 mp h (120 km/h). Check and retig hten
straps at frequent intervals.
Driving and o peration
Sw itching off the engi ne
If the engine temperature is very high, e.g.
after driving in mountainous terrain: allow
the engine to id le for approx . two minutes
in order to prevent heat a ccumulation.
When y ou switch off, fans in the eng ine
compa rtm ent may continue running for a
time to cool the engine.
Vehicles with turb ocharged engine
After running at high eng ine speeds or high
eng ine loads, op erate the engine briefly at
a low load or run in neutral for approx.
30 seconds before switching off in ord er to
protec t the turbocharger.
Sa ve energy – m ore miles
Plea se observe the running-in hints in the
left-hand c olumn and the tips for energ y
saving on the following pag es.
Good, technically correc t and ec onomical
driving ensures m aximum d urab ility and
performa nc e for your vehicle.
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