Vauxhall 2010 Astra, Owner'S Manual

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178 Driving and operation
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Sta rting off
Dep ress the foot brake, release the ha nd
brake and m ove the selec tor lever to A,
+
or
-
. Easytronic is in automatic mode and
first g ear is eng aged (second gear if the
Winter p rogram me is activ e). "A1" a ppears
in the transmission display ("A2" if the
Winter programme is active).
The vehicle b egins to "creep" when the foot
brake is released.
It is also p ossible to start off without
depressing the foot brak e if the accelerator
pedal is operated d irectly after movement
of the selector lever. If there is no
immed iate acceleration or the foot b rake is
not dep ressed, no gear is engaged a nd "A"
flashes. After a few seconds, the display
resum es showing "N". Start off by
repeating the previously described
proc edure.
In Automa tic mode, selection of other
gears is automatic irrespectiv e of d riv ing
conditions.
Move selector lever towa rd A
Switch between Automa tic and Manual
mode.
Manua l gear shifting is possib le in manual
mode. "M " and the currently engag ed gea r
appea r in the transm ission displa y.
If the engine speed is too low the Easytronic
will automatically shift to a lower g ear even
in Manua l mode. This prevents the engine
from stalling.
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Move selector lever toward + or -
If a hig her gear is selected when the
running speed is too low, or a lower gear
when the speed is too high, no shift is
effected. This p revents the engine from
running at too low or too hig h revs.
Gears can be sk ip ped by m ov ing the
selector lever repeatedly a t short intervals.
+
Shift to a higher gear.
-
Shift to a lower gea r.