Opel Antara Owner's Manual page 118

118 Drivin g and operatio n
Manual mode
Move selector lever out of p osition D (to the
left) into manual gate, then forwards or
back wards.
Shift to a higher gear.
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Shift to a lower g ear.
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Tip selector lever in the a ppropriate
direc tion. It then returns to centre position.
Gearshifting in manual mode can be
achiev ed whilst accelerating.
If the engine speed is too low, the
transm ission will autom atically shift to a
lower gear, even in manual mode. This
prevents the engine from stalling .
After stopping, 1st gear is automatically
selected.
No a utoma tic shifting to a higher gear
takes place at high engine speed s.
When up shifting in manual mode, take
heed of preva iling road conditions,
keeping engine sp eed below the red zone.
Dow nshifts must be made in accordance
with vehicle sp eed.
Gears can be skipped by moving the
selector lever repea tedly at short interva ls.
When starting on slippery surfaces, move
selector lever forwards to eng age 2nd
gear.
The selected g ear is displayed in the
tra nsmission display.
For safety reasons, kickdown is also
available in manual mode - see pag e 119.
To move back to D, push selector lev er
back to the right.
Winter prog ram
In the event of difficulties starting -off on icy
and slippery surfaces, press button n;
control indicator is illuminated in the
0
instrument pa nel and the vehicle sets off in
3rd gear, to reduce slipping and loss of
traction.
Winter program is switched off by:
z pressing button n a gain
(control indica tor will ex tinguish in
0
instrument pa nel),
z turning off the ignition.
If the vehicle is sw itc hed to ma nual m ode
while Winter program is active, the Winter
program is switched off.