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Driving and operation
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ActiveSelect (manual mode)
Move selector lever out of position D and
then forwards or back wards.
If a higher gear is selec ted at a speed tha t
is too slow or a lower g ear is selected at a
speed that is too high, the gear will not be
changed . This prevents the revs from b eing
too low or too high.
If the engine revs are too low the
tra nsmission a utomatica lly shifts to a lower
gear, but not unless a c ertain speed has
been reached.
No automatic shifting to a higher gear
takes place at high engine revs.
For safety reasons, kickdown is also
available in m anual m od e – see page 194.
The selected g ear is displayed in the
tra nsmission display – see page 184.
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Electronically controlled driving
pr og ramm es
z
When SPORT mode is engaged, the
tra nsmission shifts at higher engine
speed s (unless cruise control is on).
Control indica tor
1
illum ina tes in the
tra nsmission display. SPORT mode, see
page 210.
z
Winter programme: Press button
T
– see
next p age.
+
Shift to a higher g ear
-
Shift to a lower gear
Summary of Contents for 2010 Astra
Page 1: ...A ST R A ASTRA Operation Safety and Maintenance Owner s Manual ...
Page 2: ...VAUXHALL Astra Operation Safety Maintenance ...
Page 12: ...8 In Brief ...
Page 364: ...360 Index ...
Page 365: ...361 Index ...
Page 366: ...362 Index ...