Cruise Control 3 - Vauxhall Antara Owner's Manual

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To act ivat e
At speeds below approx. 30 mph
(50 k m/h), p ress DC S b utton. The green
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DCS control indica tor will flash in the
instrument cluster to show DC S is in
opera tion.
DCS will not activate at speeds above
30 mph (50 k m/h), even if the button is
pressed.
Unnecessary usage of DCS function, such
as whilst driving on norm al roads, may
dam age the brake system a nd the ESP
func tion.
To deacti vate
Press DCS button ag ain. The green DC S
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control indica tor will extinguish.
Dep ressing the footbrak e or ac celera tor
will also cause the DCS function to be
deactivated .
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Fault
The amb er DC S control ind ic ator
flashes to indicate that the system is not
ready for cond itions to operate and
illuminates when there is a malfunction in
the system.
Have the cause of the fa ult remed ied by a
work shop.
Drive control systems
Cruise c ontrol
C ruise control can store a nd maintain
speeds over approx. 20 mph (30 km/h).
For safety reasons, the cruise control
cannot be activated until the footbrake
has been opera ted once.
C ruise control is operated with
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buttons
stalk, located on the right-hand sid e of the
steering wheel.
Do not use cruise control if it is not
adv isable to ma intain a constant speed
(e.g. in situations presenting a danger to
y ourself and other roa d users, in heavy
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roads).
Deviation from the stored speed ma y occur
when driving up or downhill, depending on
gradient, speed and v ehicle load.
It may b e necessa ry to apply the
acc elerator to m aintain the desired sp eed
when driving uphill, or to brake or
downshift w hen driving downhill.
Apply ing the footbrake switches c ruise
control off, so m any drivers do not use
cruise control when driving up or down
steep gradients.
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and on the turn signal