Driving Hints - Vauxhall Corsa Owner's Manual

Driving hints

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The firs t 6 00 m ile s/1000 km
Driv e y our v ehicle at various speed s. Do
not use full throttle. Never allow the engine
to labour at low rev s.
Make good use of all gears. Depress the
accelerator ped al a ma ximum of around
three quarters of the available p edal travel
in all gea rs.
Do not d riv e faster than three quarters of
maximum speed .
Do not b rake unnec essarily ha rd for the
first 125 miles (200 km).
The inform ation c oncerns the engine and
parts of the power train, e.g . the final drive.
Never coast with engine not running
Many units will then not function (e.g. turn
signal lam ps, brake servo unit, power
steering 3, airbag system s). Driving in this
manner is a d anger to yourself a nd others.
Brake servo unit
With the engine not running the brake
servo unit is no longer effective once the
brake peda l has been depressed once or
twice. The braking effect is not red uced but
substantia lly grea ter foot pressure is
necessary to stop the vehicle.
P ower steering
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If the power-assisted steering fails, e.g.
when being towed with the engine
switched off, the vehic le can still be
steered, but considerably m ore force is
required.
Driving in mountainous terrain or
with a trailer/caravan
The cooling fan is electrically operated. Its
cooling power is therefore independent of
the engine speed.
S ince a c onsiderab le am ount of heat is
generated at high engine speeds and less
at slower speeds, do not shift down when
climb ing hills whilst the vehic le is still coping
with the gradient in the hig her gear.
Diesel engines: On gradients of 10 % or
more, do not drive faster than 20 mph
(30 km/h) in first gear or 30 mph (50 km /h)
in second g ear.
Driving with a roof load
Do not exceed permitted roof load , see
pag e 255. For safety reasons, distribute
load evenly and tie down securely using
straps to prevent slip ping. Adjust ty re
pressure to value specified for full loads. Do
not drive faster than 75 m ph (120 km/h).
C heck straps at freq uent intervals and re-
tighten.