Cooling Fan - Vauxhall Combo Owner's Manual

118 Drivin g hints
Vehi cles w ith turb ocharged engine
After running at hig h engine speeds or high
engine loads, opera te the engine briefly
at a low load or run in neutral for approx.
30 sec onds before switching off in order to
protect the turbocha rger.
Save energy – mo re miles
Please observe the running-in hints on the
previous pag e and the tips for sav ing
energy on the following pa ges.
Good, technica lly correct and economical
driving ensures ma ximum durability and
performance for your vehic le.
Overrun
The fuel supply is autom atically shut off
during overrun, e.g. when the vehicle is
being driven down long gradients or when
braking. To enable the overrun cut-off to
take effect, do not acc elerate during
overrun and, if in manual transm ission
mode, do not depress clutch ped al. To
prevent damage to the catalytic converter,
overrun cut-off is temporarily d eactiva ted
when the catalytic conv erter temperature
is high.
Vehi cles w ith turb ocharged engine
Flow -g enerated noises may be aud ible if
the a ccelerator is released quickly on
account of air flow in the turbocharger.
Engine speed
Driv e in a low engine speed range for each
gear a s m uc h as possible.
Warm ing up
Allow the engine to warm up while driving.
Do not warm it up by letting it run at idling
speed. Do not apply full throttle until the
engine has reached op erating
temperature.
Following a cold start, the Ea sy tronic 3
does not shift into the higher gears until a
fa irly high engine speed has been reached.
This ensures that the c atalytic converter
quic kly attains the temperature req uired
for optimum pollutant reduction.
Correct gear selection
Do not race your engine whilst in neutral or
with a low gea r selected. Driving too fast in
indiv idua l gea rs as well as stop-a nd -g o
tra ffic increases engine wear a nd fuel
consumption.
Change down
When decreasing speed, shift down into
the next lowest gear. Do not slip the clutch
with a high-revving engine. This is
especially important when hill climb ing.
Clutch operation
Alw ays dep ress the clutch ped al hard to
the floor to prev ent shifting difficulties and
tra nsmission dam age.
When driving do not use the pedal as a
foot rest; this will ca use substantial clutch
wear.

Cooling fan

The cooling fan is controlled v ia a
therm oswitch and therefore only runs if
nec essary .
The cooling fan a utomatica lly switches on
when the diesel particle filter is being
cleaned 3 depending on the engine.
Pedals
Do not place any ob jects in the foot well
which could slip under the ped als and
inhibit the pedal trav el.
To ensure the pedal travel is uninhibited,
there must be no mats in the area of the
pedals.
Battery c are
When driving slowly or when the v ehicle is
stationary , e.g. in slow urban traffic, stop-
and-go traffic or traffic jams, turn off all
unnecessary electrical load s w here
possible (e. g. heated rear window, heated
front seats, etc. ).
Depress clutch pedal when sta rting in order
to relieve the strain on the starter and the
battery.