Releasing The Handbrake; Parking The Vehicle - Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual

Rele as ing the handbrake:
Raise leve r s lightly,
Press lock button,
Lower le ve r fully
6 Bra kes – see p age 181.
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Parking the vehicle:

Apply handbrake firm ly,
turn engine off,
rem ove ke y,
lock s te ering wheel,
lock doors
To lock , press p button or turn key
anticlock wise in the lock. To activate the
anti-theft lock ing sy stem 3 and anti-theft
alarm system 3, press button p twice or
turn key anticlockw ise twice.
6 Further information – see p ages 55, 166,
ra dio remote control 3 – see p age 56,
central locking system 3 – see page 58,
Vauxhall a la rm system 3 – see pag e 63.
Advice when parking:
z Alw ays apply hand brake firm ly. O n
slopes, a pply the handbrake as firmly as
possible
z With m anual transmission, engage first
gear or reverse gea r and with automatic
tra nsmission 3 , place selec tor lever in
position P
z In vehic les with automatic transmission 3
the key can only be removed in selector
lever position P
z Close windows, sun roof 3 and
conv ertible folding top 3