Starting Off - Vauxhall ASTRA Owner's Manual

180 Easytronic

Starting off

Depress the foot brake, release the hand
brake and move the selector lever to A ,
+ -
or . Easytronic is in automatic mode and
first gear is engaged (second gear if the
Winter programme is active). "A1" appears
in the transmission display ("A2" if the
Winter programme is active).
The vehicle begins to "creep" when the foot
brake is released.
It is also possible to start off without
depressing the foot brake if the accelerator
pedal is operated directly after movement
of the selector lever. If there is no
immediate acceleration or the foot brake is
not depressed, no gear is engaged and "A"
flashes. After a few seconds, the display
resumes showing "N". Start off by
repeating the previously described
procedure.
In Automatic mode, selection of other
gears is automatic irrespective of driving
conditions.
Move selector lever toward A
Switch between Automatic and Manual
mode.
Manual gear shifting is possible in manual
mode. "M" and the currently engaged gear
appear in the transmission display.
If the engine speed is too low the Easytronic
will automatically shift to a lower gear even
in Manual mode. This prevents the engine
from stalling.
Move selector lever toward + or -
+
Shift to a higher gear.
-
Shift to a lower gear.
If a higher gear is selected when the
running speed is too low, or a lower gear
when the speed is too high, no shift is
effected. This prevents the engine from
running at too low or too high revs.
Gears can be skipped by moving the
selector lever repeatedly at short intervals.