Contents
Equipment
Safety and Security
emissions
optional transmission, suspension,
steering, brakes, body, fuel tank capacity
and wheels and tyres
Personalise your New Astra
The new Astra has a number of features
which can be activated or deactivated to suit
the driver' s preference, and some can be
memorised for each individual vehicle key.
Depending on equipment level, whenever
the key is removed from the ignition lock
the following settings can be automatically
remembered by the key - lighting,
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infotainment system, central locking system,
sport mode and comfort settings. Please refer
to the handbook for further details.
Safety
Standard features
Airbags:
Driver's airbag
Front passenger's airbag
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switch for front passenger's front and side-impact airbags - Ensures front passenger airbags do not infl ate when a child seat is fi tted to the
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front passenger's seat
Seating:
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Active-safety front seat head restraints
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diagonal inertia-reel seatbelts (height-adjustable front)
seatbelt during the early stages of a frontal impact
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limiters - Reduces potential upper body injuries during a frontal impact
sliding underneath the lap belt during a collision
not include child seat) - Secures specially designed ISOFIX child safety seats to the vehicle itself, virtually eliminating the dangers that can
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result from improper installation
Electronic Stability Programme-plus (ESP-plus) - Reduces the possibility of losing control of the vehicle - see
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Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
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Hydraulic Brake Fade Assist - Automatically raises braking pressure to compensate for brake fade under repeated applications of heavy
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braking
Emergency Brake Assist - Increases brake force applied in emergency braking situations
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Traction control
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Adaptive brake lights - If the driver brakes hard enough to activate the ABS function the brake lights fl ash on and off at
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a frequency of four times per second, warning following vehicles that heavy braking is in progress
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Body:
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Energy-absorbing steering column
Laminated windscreen
frontal impact
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Burst-proof door locks and anti-jam door design
Pedestrian:
Multi-pivot bonnet hinges - Allows the bonnet to move downwards cushioning any impact
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wiper system - Reduces the risk of head injury
Plastic lower front bumper stiffener - Reduces knee injuries
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Additional features
Height-adjustable centre rear seat head restraint
Tyre pressure monitoring system - see
Security
Standard features
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Remote control central deadlocking (doors, tailgate, fuel fi ller fl ap)
plate
'Key left in ignition' audible warning
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protection for audio equipment
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Door-to-door illumination - Keeps the headlights and rear lights illuminated for 30 seconds after exiting the car
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Additional feature
Remote control ultrasonic security alarm system
Front seat side-impact airbags
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Height-adjustable front and outer rear seat head restraints
Front body-lock diagonal seatbelt pretensioner system - Tightens the
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Drivers and front passenger's lap belt pretensioner system
Anti-submarining ramps in front seats - Help prevent occupants
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ISOFIX child seat restraint system for outer rear seats incorporating top tether (does
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Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)
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Pedal release system - Reduces potential injury to the driver's legs and feet during a severe
Side-impact protection beams
Reinforced passenger safety cell
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Low density foam near front bumper crossmember - Reduces lower leg injuries
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Freewheeling door locks
Electronic engine deadlock immobiliser
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Locking wheel nuts for alloy wheels (where fi tted)
Full-size curtain airbags
Deactivation
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Five lap and
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Front seatbelt force
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Cornering Brake Control (CBC) - see
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Straight Line Stability control
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Deformation zones
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Collapsible windscreen
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Visible Vehicle Identifi cation Number (VIN)
Electronic theft
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