Vauxhall Vectra, Owner'S Manual

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169 Driving and operation
Sta rting the engine
Dep ress footbrake when starting the
engine. The engine ca n only be started
with the footbrake depressed. "N" ap pears
on the transmission display. If the
footb rake is not depressed the control
indicator
j
illuminates in the instrum ent
cluster, and "N " flashes in the transmission
display - the eng ine cannot be started.
Also the vehic le cannot be sta rted if all
brake lights ha ve fa iled.
It is not necessary to select the neutral
position before starting. If no gear is
engaged, the transmission automatically
shifts into neutral p osition (N) before
starting the engine. This can lead to a
slight delay w hen starting.
Easytronic op era tion via the selector lever
Always m ove the selec tor lever in the
app ropriate direc tion as far a s it w ill go.
Upon release, it automatically returns to
the centre position. Pay heed to the
gear/m od e indicator in the tra nsmission
display.
Move selector lever toward s N
N eutral.