Winter Programme; Kickdown; Engine Braking; Rocking The Car - Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual

Winter programm e
T
In the event of starting-off diffic ulties on
slip pery roa ds press button T, which can
be operated in P, R, N, D and 3
(T illuminates). The vehicle sta rts off in
third gear.
The w inter programme is sw itc hed off by:
z pressing button T a gain,
z shifting to 2 or 1 m anually ,
z turning off the ignition.
In order to prev ent dama ge, the winter
programme switches off automatically at
high transmission oil temperatures.

Kickdown

When the accelerator pedal is depressed
bey ond its resistance p oint below certain
speeds, the transmission shifts down into a
low er gear. Full use is made of the engine
power for acceleration.

Engine braking

In order to utilize the engine b ra king effect
when driv ing downhill, select drive range 3,
2 or, if necessary, 1 in g ood time.
The bra king action is most effectiv e in drive
ra ng e 1. I f drive ra ng e 1 is selec ted at too
high a sp eed, the tra nsmission remains in
second gea r until the shift point for first
gear is reached, e. g. as a result of
deceleration.

Rocking the car

If it becomes necessary to rock the vehicle
to free it from sand, m ud , snow or a hole,
mov e the selector lever from D to R in a
repeat p attern while simultaneously
app ly ing light pressure to the a ccelerator
pedal. Do not race the engine and avoid
sudden a cceleration.
This applies only to the ex ceptional
circumstances mentioned above.
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