Exhaust Gases Are Poisonous; Before Starting Off, Check; Starting Petrol Engines; Starting Diesel Engines - Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual

Exhaust gases are pois onous
Ex haust ga ses c ontain carbon m onoxid e,
which is ex tremely poisonous but is
odourless a nd colourless.
Therefore never inhale exhaust g ases, and
nev er run the engine in an enclosed space.

Before starting off, check:

z Ty re pressures and condition, see pages
185, 274
z Engine oil level and fluid levels in engine
com partment – see pages 235 to 242
z All windows, mirrors, exterior lighting
and num ber p la tes are free from dirt,
snow and ice and are operational
z No objects are pla ced on the instrument
panel, in the area in which the airbags
inflate or on the luggage compa rtm ent
cov er 3
z Seats, seat belts and mirrors are
correctly ad justed
z Bra ke op eration
Starting petrol e ngines:
Manual trans miss ion in neutral
with clutch depressed,
automatic trans miss ion in P or N
do not acce lerate
turn key to pos ition III
The initially increased engine speed
autom atic ally falls as the engine
temperature rises.
Before repea ting the starting proc edure,
turn the key back to o in the ignition switch,
remove it and then reinsert it.
6 Electronic immobiliser – see page 55,
further information – see pag es 166, 167,
195.

Starting diesel engines:

Manual transmission in neutral with
clutch depres sed,
automatic transmission in P or N,
do not accelerate,
turn ke y to position II;
when control indicator
!
turn ke y to position III
Before rep eating the starting procedure,
turn the key b ack to o in the ignition switch,
remove it and then reinsert it.
6 Electronic im mobiliser – see pag e 55,
further inform ation – see pages 166, 167,
195.
1)
Preh eatin g system sw itches on o nly if outside
tem perature is low .
1)
goes out,
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