Coolant Temperature Display; Fuel Gauge - Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual

Coolant te mperature display
Pointer in zone
on left = Engine operating
temperature not
yet reached
Pointer between
the z ones = Normal operating
temperature
Pointer in red
warning zone on = Temperature too
right high:
Stop vehicle and
switch off eng ine.
Danger to engine.
Check coolant level
immediately – see
page 239.
1)
The instrum ents in yo ur vehicle m ay d iffer
from the instrum ents illustra ted here.
For physical reasons, the engine
temperature gauge show s the coolant
temperature only if the coolant level is
adeq uate.
During operation the system is pressurised.
The temp erature ma y therefore rise briefly
to ov er 100 °C.
In order to save fuel, coolant temperature
is electronically c ontrolled 3. This may
cause fluc tuations in the coolant
temperature display.
1)

Fuel gauge

1)
Pointer in red
warning zone
on left or Y lit = Reserve lev el.
Pointer in red
warning zone
on left or Y = Refuel –
flashing see pag e 171.
N ever let the tank run dry!
Diesel engines: The fuel system is d ifficult
to bleed if the tank has b een allowed to run
empty – see page 195.
Because of the fuel remaining in the tank,
the amount of fuel required to fill the tank
ma y be less than the spec ified tank
cap acity.
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