Sport Mode; Tour Mode; Interactive Driving System - Opel ASTRA Owner's Manual

Deactivation, OPC version
For very high-performance driving
ESC and TC can be deactivated
separately. The following modes are
selectable:
■ press button b briefly: only Traction
control system is inactive, ESC
remains active, k illuminates
■ press button b twice briefly within
2 seconds: TC is inactive, ESC is
operable without engine power
reduction, k and n illuminate
■ hold button b pressed for min.
5 seconds: TC and ESC are
completely inactive, k and n
illuminate.
Additionally the selected mode is
displayed as status message in the
Driver Information Centre.
On OPC version TC and ESC remain
deactivated even if the vehicle comes
into threshold with unstable
driveability.
ESC is reactivated by pressing the
b button again. If the TC system was
previously disabled, both TC and
ESC are reactivated.
ESC is also reactivated the next time
the ignition is switched on.
Driving and operating

Interactive driving system

Flex Ride
Flex Ride driving system allows the
driver to select between three driving
modes:
■ SPORT mode: press button
SPORT, LED illuminates.
■ TOUR mode: press button TOUR,
LED illuminates.
■ NORMAL mode: both buttons
SPORT and TOUR are not
pressed, no LED illuminates.
Deactivate SPORT mode and TOUR
mode by pressing corresponding
button once more.
In each driving mode Flex Ride
networks the following electronic
systems:
■ Continuous Damping Control.
■ Accelerator Pedal Control.
■ Steering Control.
■ Electronic Stability Control (ESC).
■ Antilock brake system (ABS) with
cornering brake control (CBC).
■ Automatic transmission.
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