Manual Mode - Opel 2016 Insignia Owner's Manual

170 Driving and operating
The ignition key can only be removed
when the selector lever is in position
P.

Manual mode

Selector lever
Move selector lever out of position D
towards the left to select manual
mode.
Tap selector lever
forwards < : shift to a higher gear
backwards ] : shift to a lower gear
The selected gear is indicated in the
instrument cluster.
Steering wheel paddles
Move selector lever out of position D
towards the left to select manual
mode.
Pull steering wheel paddles to select
gears manually
right : pull briefly to shift
one gear up
paddle <
left : pull briefly to shift one
paddle ] gear down, multiple
pulls allows gears to be
skipped
The selected gear is indicated in the
instrument cluster.
Temporary manual mode in drive
mode D
Manual paddle shifting is also
possible in automatic mode D. Upon
completion of manual shifting
operation, transmission changes to
automatic mode D after a defined
time.
To interrupt manual mode, do one of
the following:
● Press < paddle for 1 second.
● Move selector lever towards the
left to manual mode and back to
position D.
If the vehicle is at a standstill and
engine is idling, the transmission will
remain in temporary manual mode. It
changes to automatic mode when
accelerator pedal is operated for a
defined time, and no paddle shifting
at the steering wheel is performed.
General
If a higher gear is selected when
vehicle speed is too low, or a lower
gear when vehicle speed is too high,