User manual VAUXHALL COMBO

[. . . ] VAUXHALL Corsa & Combo Owner's Manual Data specific to your ve hicle Please enter your vehicle's data here to keep it ea sily accessible. This information is available under the section "Technical da ta " as well as on the identification plate. Fuel Desi gnation Engine oil Grad e Viscosity Tyre inflation pressure Tyre si ze Sum mer tyres Winter tyres Front Front wi th up to 3 persons R ear R ear Front Front wi th full load R ea r R ea r Weights Permissible gross vehicle weig ht ­ = EC k erb weight Loading Lev el control Bump er H eig ht 0 see page 92 Your Corsa Dev eloped to the la test findings of vehic le research, it offers technical sophistication and exceptiona l comfort. Your vehicle represents an ideal synthesis of ad vanced technolog y, outsta nding safety, environm ental compatibility and economy in opera tion. It now lies with you to drive your vehicle safely and to see it performs perfectly. [. . . ] after driving in mountainous terrain: Allow the engine to id le for approx im ately two minutes in order to prevent heat acc um ulation. Vehicles with turb ocharged engine After running at high eng ine speeds or high eng ine loads, op erate the engine briefly at a low load or run in neutral for approx. 30 seconds before switching off in ord er to protec t the turbocharger. Power ste ering 3 The first 600 miles (1000 km) Drive your vehicle at v arious speeds. Depress the accelerator pedal a maximum of around three quarters of the ava ila ble ped al travel in all gears. If the power-assisted steering fails when being towed with the engine switched off, the vehicle can still be steered, but considera bly more forc e is req uired. Driving in mountainous te rrain or with a traile r/caravan The cooling fan is electrically operated. Since a considerable amount of heat is genera ted at high engine speeds and less at slower speeds, do not shift d ow n when climbing hills whilst the v ehicle is still coping with the gradient in the higher g ear. Diesel engines: O n gradients of 10 % or more, do not drive fa ster tha n 20 mph (30 km/h) in first gea r or 30 mp h (50 km/h) in second gea r. 138 Save energy ­ more miles Please observe the running-in hints on the previous pag e and the tips for energ y saving on the following pages. Good, technica lly correct and economical driving ensures ma ximum durability and performance for your vehic le. Engine s pe ed Driv e in a low engine speed range for each gear a s m uc h as possible. Clutch operation Alway s d epress the c lutch pedal hard to the floor to p revent shifting difficulties and transmission damage. When driving do not use the pedal as a foot rest; this will cause substantial clutch wear. Warming up Allow the engine to warm up while driving. Do not apply full throttle until the engine has reached op erating temperature. After a cold start, the automatic tra nsmission 3 a nd Easytronic 3 do not shift into higher gears until higher engine speeds have been reached. This allow s the catalytic converter to quickly reac h the temperature required for optimum pollutant reduction. Overrun The fuel supply is autom atically shut off during overrun, e. g. To enable the overrun cut-off to take effect, do not acc elerate during overrun and, if in manual transm ission mode, do not de-clutch. To prevent dam age to the cata ly tic converter, overrun cut-off is temp orarily deactivated when the cataly tic conv erter temperature is high. Vehi cles w ith turb ocharged engine Flow -g enerated noises may be aud ible if the a ccelerator is released quickly on account of air flow in the turbocharger. P edals Do not place any ob jects in the foot well 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 care When driving slowly or when the v ehicle is stationary , e. g. in slow urban traffic, stopand-go traffic or traffic jams, turn off all unnecessary electrical load s w here possible (e. Declutch w hen sta rting in order to relieve the strain on the starter and the ba ttery. Correct gear sele ction Do not race your engine whilst in neutral or with a low gea r selected. Driving too fast in indiv idua l gea rs as well as stop-a nd -g o tra ffic increases engine wear a nd fuel consumption. Change down When decreasing speed, shift down into the next lowest gear. This is especially important when hill climb ing. 139 Saving fuel, protecting the environment New painting techniques employ wa ter as a solv ent. Warming up z Full throttle and w arming up at idle speed increase w ear, fuel consumption, ex haust em ission, the am ount of pollutant in the exhaust and the am ount of noise. Wa rm up the engine b y running it at moderate eng ine speeds. End-of-life ve hicle recovery Information on end-of-life vehicle recovery centres and the recy cling of end-of-life vehicles is av ailable at www. Vauxhall. co. uk. Energy and e nvironment-conscious driving z High noise levels and exhaust em issions are often a result of driving w ithout due attention to saving energy and protecting the environment. Uniform speed z Hectic driving significantly increases fuel consumption, the ex haust emissions, the proportion of pollutant in the exhaust gas and the noise level. at traffic lights, in short distance tra ffic and in queues of traffic by m eans of clever planning . [. . . ] "ECO" tyre p ress ure for achieving fuel consu mp tion tha t is a s lo w a s po ssible. "COMFORT" tyre pressure for imp roving driving com fort w ith little in crease in fu el co nsum ption. R ecom mend ed: M ichelin XH1, Continental Premium Con ta ct, Firestone FH 700 or Goo dyea r Ea gle Ventu ra , Pirelli P 6 000. R ecom mend ed: D unlop SP Sp ort 900 0, Good year Eag le F1 . 244 (ctd. ) Corsa Tyre pressure in bar/psi Engine1 ) Z 18 XE Ty res 175/65 R 14 185/55 R 15 3 ) (M+ S) 2) , Ty re pressure for load of up to 3 persons Front 2. 3/33 2. 6/38 2. 4/35 Rear 2. 1/30 2. 4/35 2. 2/32 Tyre pressure for full load Front 2. [. . . ]