Vauxhall Vectra, Owner'S Manual

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16 In brief
Releasing the handbrake:
Raise lever slightly,
press release button,
lower lever fully
6 Handbrake – see pag e 209.
Parking the vehicle
z Always ap ply the ha nd brake firmly
without pressing the release button;
to do this, fold up the armrest
3 . Apply
handbrake as fully as possible on an
uphill or downhill incline. To red uce the
amount of force required to activa te the
handbrake, depress the footbrake at the
same time.
z Sw itch off the engine; to do this, turn the
ignition key to 0 . Remov e the ignition k ey
and turn the steering wheel until the
steering colum n lock (anti-theft
protection) enga ges. In v ehicles with
automatic transmission 3 , the key ca n
only be removed when the selector lev er
is in P .
z If the vehicle is parked on a flat surfa ce
or an uphill incline, engage first gear
before switching off the ignition if you
have manual transmission or
Easytronic
3 ; if the vehicle has
automatic transmission 3 , place the
selector lever in P . On an uphill incline,
also turn the front wheels away from the
kerb.
If the vehicle is on a downhill incline,
eng age reverse gear before switching off
the ig nition if you have ma nual
transm ission or Easytronic
3 ; if the
vehicle has automatic transmission 3 ,
place the selector lever in P . Also turn the
front wheels towards the kerb.
z Lock the doors and luggage
compartment and ac tiv ate the Vauxhall
alarm system 3 by pressing button p on
the remote control.
To activate the mechanical anti-theft
loc king system
3 , press button p a gain
no more than 15 seconds after locking.
Advice when parking:
z Do not park vehicle on easily ignitable
surfaces, since the hot exhaust system
temperatures could cause the surfa ce to
ignite.
z On v ehicles with Easytronic 3 , control
ind ic ator R fla shes for a few seconds
after the ignition is switched off if the
ha nd brake ha s not been a pplied –
see page 174.
z Close windows and sunroof 3 .
z The eng ine cooling fans m ay run after
the eng ine has been switched off –
see page 271.
6 Remote control – see page 28,
central loc king – see pag e 30,
Vauxhall alarm system 3 – see page 38,
vehicle d ecommissioning – see page 281.