Vauxhall Vectra, Руководство пользователя

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185 Driving and operation
Overrun
The fuel supply is autom atically shut off
during overrun, e.g. when the vehicle is
being driven down long gradients or when
braking. To enable the overrun cut-off to
take effect, do not acc elerate during
overrun and, if in manual transm ission
mode, do not depress clutch ped al. To
prevent damage to the catalytic converter,
overrun cut-off is temporarily d eactiva ted
when the catalytic conv erter temperature
is high.
Vehicles with turbocharged engine
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Flow -g enerated noises may be aud ible if
the a ccelerator is released quickly on
account of airflow in the turbocharger.
Eng ine sp eed
Drive in a low engine speed range for each
gear as much as possible.
Warming up
Allow the engine to warm up w hilst driv ing .
Do not w arm it up by letting it run at idling
speed. Do not app ly full throttle until the
engine has reached operating
tem perature.
After a cold sta rt, the automatic
transm ission 3 or Easytronic 3 in
Autom atic mode shifts into higher gears at
higher rpm . This a llows the catalytic
converter to quickly reach the temperature
req uired for optimum pollutant reduction.
Correct g ear selection
Tra nsmission in neutral and without
revving in the lower gears. Stop-a nd -g o
tra ffic a nd driving at a speed too hig h for
the selected g ear or transmission ratio
increases wear and fuel consum ption.
Change dow n
When decreasing speed, shift down into
the next lowest gear. Do not slip the clutch
with a high-revving engine. This is
especially important when hill climb ing.
Clutch op era tion
Alw ays dep ress the clutch ped al hard to
the floor to prev ent shifting difficulties and
tra nsmission dam age.
When driving do not use the pedal as a
footrest; this will cause substantial clutch
wear.
Cooling fan
The cooling fan is controlled v ia a
therm oswitch and therefore only runs if
nec essary.
The cooling fan a utomatica lly switches on
when the diesel particle filter
3 is being
cleaned depending on the eng ine.
Pedals
Do not place any ob jects in the footwell
which could slip under the ped als and
inhibit the pedal trav el.
To ensure the pedal travel is uninhibited,
there must be no mats in the area of the
pedals.
Battery ca re
When driving slowly or when the v ehicle is
stationary, e.g. in slow urban traffic, stop-
and-go traffic or traffic jams, turn off all
unnecessary electrical load s w here
possible (e.g. heated rear window, heated
seats 3 ).
Depress clutch pedal when sta rting in order
to relieve the strain on the starter and the
battery.