Switching Off The Engine - Vauxhall VIVARO Owner's Manual

96 Drivin g hints

Switching off the engine

If the engine temperature is v ery high, e.g.
after driv ing in mountainous terrain: allow
the engine to idle for approxim ately tw o
minutes in order to prevent heat
accumulation.
When you switch off, fans in the engine
compartment may continue running for a
time to cool the engine.
Vehicles with turbocharged
engine
After running at hig h engine speeds or high
engine loa ds, operate the engine briefly at
a low load or run in neutra l for approx. 30
seconds before sw itching off in order to
protect the turbocha rger.
Save energy mo re miles
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Please observe the running-in hints on the
previous pag e and the tips for energ y
saving on the following pages.
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 d uring
braking. To enable the overrun cut-off to
come into action, do not accelerate or
declutch during ov errun.
Engine rpm
Und er all d riv ing cond itions drive in a
fa vourab le engine speed range.
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.
After a cold start, Tecshift 3 do not shift
into higher gears until hig her engine
speeds have been reached. This allow s the
catalytic converter to quickly reac h the
temperature required 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 or drive ranges as w ell as
stop-and-go traffic increa se engine wear
and fuel consum ption.
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 climbing.
Clu tch operation
Alway s d epress the c lutch pedal hard to
the floor to p revent shifting difficulties and
transmission damage. There must be no
ma ts in the area of the pedals.
When driving do not use the pedal as a
foot rest; this will cause substantial clutch
wear.
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 whilst driving
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 (heated rear window, aux iliary
hea dlights etc.).
When starting the eng ine, depress the
clutch pedal so that transmission
resistance is elimina ted a nd the starter
motor and battery are relieved.