Vauxhall Zafira Owner's Manual page 139

If the engine is running, a gear has been
selected a nd the footbrake has not been
depressed, a warning buzzer goes off
when the driver's door is opened. If the
handbrake has not been applied the
vehic le starts to creep. Move selector
lev er to N and app ly handbrake.
When stop ping on gradients, eng age the
handbrake or depress the brake pedal. To
prevent overheating of the clutch, do not
increase engine speed to ensure smooth
idling when in gear.
To prevent dam age to the Easy tronic, the
clutch is closed automatically at high
clutch tem peratures.
Switch off eng ine if stop ping for a lengthy
period, e. g. in traffic jams or at level
crossings.
Ve hicle storage
Before leav ing the vehicle:
z engage handbrake,
z remove the ignition key or, w ith the
Open&S tart sy stem 3 , rem ov e the
elec tronic key from the vehicle.
The most recently engag ed gear (indicator
in transmission d isplay ) remains engag ed.
With N, no gear is engag ed.
When the ig nition is sw itched off the
Ea sy tronic no longer resp onds to
movement of the selec tor lever.
Loc k the v ehicle. O therwise the b attery
may become discharged if the vehicle is
parked for long periods.
If the handbrak e has not been ap plied, the
control indicator R flashes for a few
second s a fter the ignition is switched off.
With the engine off a nd the handbrak e not
applied, when the driver's door is opened a
warning buzzer sounds and the control
indica tor R flashes; switch on ignition,
engage gear, switch off ignition and apply
ha ndb ra ke.
Fault
Control indica tor A illuminates in the
event of a fault in the Easy tronic system. In
the event of serious faults, "F" also appears
in the transm ission display .
It is possible to continue driving if only
control indicator A illum inates. Manual
mode can then no longer be selected.
If "F" app ears in the transmission disp lay,
continued driving is not possible.
Driving an d Operation
Hav e the cause of the fa ult rectified b y a
workshop. Self-diagnosis integrated into
the sy stem facilitates rapid rectification of
faults.
Interruption of powe r s upply
The clutch is not disengaged if the vehicle
battery is d ischarged and a gea r has been
selected. The vehicle c annot m ov e.
If the battery is fla t, sta rt the vehicle using
jump leads – see pa ge 171.
If the interruption of power sup ply is not
due to the discharged battery , seek
assistance from a workshop . If the vehicle
has to be removed from the flow of traffic,
release the clutch as follows:
1. Apply handbrake and switch off ignition.
2. Open and support the bonnet.
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