Vauxhall Vectra, Руководство пользователя

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173 Driving and operation
When the engine speed a pproaches its
upper limit, the transmission shifts to a
higher gear during kick down even in
Manual mode.
Without kick down this automatic shift is
not effec ted in Ma nual m ode.
Eng ine braking
Autom atic mode:
When driv ing downhill, Easytronic d oes not
shift into higher gears until a fairly high
engine sp eed has been reac hed. When
braking, Easytronic shifts down in good
time.
Manual mode:
To utilise the engine braking effect, select a
lower gear in g ood time w hen driving
downhill.
"Rocking" the vehic le
If it becomes necessary to rock the vehicle
to free it from sand, mud, snow or a hole,
move the selector lever between
R and A
(or + or - ) in a repeat pattern while app lying
lig ht p ressure to the accelerator pedal. Do
not rac e the engine and avoid sudden
acceleration.
This applies only to the exceptional
circum stances mentioned a bove.
Ma noeuvr ing the vehicle
To ma noeuv re the vehicle back and forth
during attempts to park or in ga ra ge
entrances the creeping m ov ement can be
utilised by releasing the footb ra ke.
N ever actuate accelerator and brake
pedals sim ultaneously.
To prevent d amage, Easytronic
disengag es the "creep function" a t
extrem ely high a utomatic clutch
temperatures.