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owners manual Opel Vectra - year of production: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 - Opel Vectra Vauxhall III 3 owners manual EN
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184 Driving and operation
Driving hints Electro-hydraulic power assisted steering Switching off the engine
The first 600 miles (1000 km) If the power-assisted steering fails when When you switch off, fans in the engine
Drive your vehicle at various speeds. Do being towed with the engine switched off, compartment may continue running for a
not use full throttle. Never allow the engine the vehicle can still be steered, but time to cool the engine.
to labour at low revs. considerably more force is required. If the engine temperature is very high, e.g.
Make good use of all gears. Depress the Driving in mountainous terrain or with a after driving in mountainous terrain: allow
accelerator pedal a maximum of around caravan/trailer the engine to idle for approximately two
three quarters of the available pedal travel The cooling fan is electrically operated. Its minutes in order to prevent heat
in all gears. cooling power is therefore independent of accumulation.
Do not drive faster than three quarters of the engine speed. Vehicles with turbocharged engine 3
maximum speed. Since a considerable amount of heat is After running at high engine speeds or high
Do not brake unnecessarily hard for the generated at high engine speeds and less engine loads, operate the engine briefly
first 125 miles (200 km).at slower speeds, do not shift down when at a low load or run in neutral for approx.
climbing hills whilst the vehicle is still coping 30 seconds before switching off in order
Never coast with engine not running with the gradient in the higher gear. to protect the turbocharger.
Many units will not function in this situation Diesel engines: On rising gradients of 10% Save energy – more miles / kilometres
(e.g. brake servo unit, electro-hydraulic or more, do not drive faster than 20 mph Please observe the running-in hints on the
power steering). Driving in this manner is a (30 km/h) in1st gear or 30 mph (50km/h) previous page and the tips for energy
danger to yourself and others. i n 2nd g ear; with automa tic saving on the following pages.
Brake servo unit transmission 3, do not exceed 25 mph Good, technically correct and economical
When the engine is not running, the brake (4 0 km/h) in position 1. driving ensures maximum durability and
servo unit is no longer effective once the Driving with a roof load performance for your vehicle.
footbrake has been depressed once or Do not exceed the permissible roof load –
twice. Braking effect is not reduced, but see pages 218, 293. For reasons of safety,
significantly greater force is required for distribute the load evenly and secure it
braking. properly with retaining straps. Adjust the
tyre pressure to the load conditions. Do not
drive faster than 75 mph (120 km/h). Check
and retighten the straps frequently.
Observe country-specific regulations.
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