Manual Transmission Automated; Transmission Display; Starting The Engine - Opel 2016 Combo Owner's Manual

116 Driving and operating
Caution
It is not advisable to drive with the
hand resting on the selector lever.
When gearshifting is recommended
to improve fuel economy, control
indicator [ or Ò illuminates in the
Driver Information Centre (DIC) 3 81.
Manual transmission
automated
The manual transmission automated
(MTA) permits manual (manual
mode) or automatic gear shifting
(automatic mode), both with
automatic clutch control.

Transmission display

Shows the mode and current gear.

Starting the engine

Depress the brake pedal when
starting the engine.
If the brake pedal is not depressed, a
warning message appears in the
Driver Information Centre (DIC)
together with a warning chime 3 91
and the engine cannot be started.
Note
The volume of the warning chime
can also be adjusted via the Driver
Information Centre (DIC) 3 86.
When the brake pedal is depressed,
the transmission automatically shifts
to N (neutral) and the engine can be
started. There may be a slight delay.
Autostop
During an Autostop, if the gearshift
lever is in position N, select another
gear, otherwise release the brake
pedal or move the lever to +, – or R to
enable an automatic restart of the
engine.
Stop-start system 3 111.