User manual VAUXHALL VECTRA

[. . . ] VAUXHALL Vectra 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 0 Your Ve ctra 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. [. . . ] The pollen filter removes d ust, soot, pollen and spores from the inflowing outside air. The automatic air recircula tion system has an air qua lity sensor to d etect harmful gases in the outside air, in whic h case it will switch automatically to recirculation. When set to automa tic mode, the electronic air c onditioning system prov ides the op tim um settings under almost all conditions. The electronic air conditioning system is only fully operational when the engine is running. At low outsid e temperatures the cooling unit (cooling com pressor) switches off automatically. 167 If necessary, the pre-selected temperature can be set higher or lower. Different pre-selected tempera tures can be set for the driver and pa ssenger sides. Operation without cooling (Eco appears in the display) m ay imp air the level of comfort ­ see page 172. Autom atic air recircul ation mod e Air recirculation is automatically activated as soon as the system d etec ts harmful gases in the outside air. At low outsid e temperatures and with the cooling (cooling compressor) switched off, automatic recirculation operation will be disabled. S witc hing automatic recirc ulation on or off ­ see page 173. Autom atic m ode Basic setting for max imum comfort: z Press AUTO button. z Set the pre-selected tempera ture for the driv er and passenger sides to 22 °C using the turn knob s. Manual recircula tion operation ­ see pag e 174. 168 Pre-selected t em peratures Using the outer k nobs, p re-selected tem peratures can be set to values b etween 16 °C a nd 28 °C . For the sake of comfort, only change the pre -selected temperature in sm all steps. If a temperature below 16 °C is set, Lo appears in the display: the electronic air conditioning system runs consta ntly at max imum cooling power. If a temperature ab ov e 28 °C is set, Hi appears in the display: the electronic air conditioning system runs consta ntly at max imum heating power. The p reset temperatures a re retained when the ignition is switched off. If the preselected temp eratures for the driver's side and the passenger sid e are to be adjusted together, press rotary knob for driver's sid e. For reasons of com fort, the pre-selected temperatures c annot differ by m ore than 2 °C . Common setting for pre-selected temperature Press rotary knob at driver's side. Adjust preselected temperatures using rotary knob at driver's side. Individual setting for pre-selected temperature Press rotary knob at p assenger side. Adjust preselected temperatures ind ependently of each other using rotary knobs at driver's side and pa ssenger sid e. Both p reselec ted temperatures (d riv er's side and pa ssenger sid e) are shown in the display . 169 Air vents All air vents (except the rear air v ents 3) are controlled automatically in a utomatic mode. The airflow can be direc ted a s desired by adjusting the horiz ontal and vertica l adjustment wheels. To close vents turn the vertica l adjustment wheel fully downwards. The air vents are located to the left and rig ht of the instrument p anel, a bove the ra dio. Those for the rear passengers are loca ted in the centre console between the front seats. Ad ditional air outlets a re loca ted in front of the windscreen, in front of the door wind ow s a nd in the front and rear foot wells 3. Rear a ir vents 3 Depending upon the preset tempera ture, cooled , unheated or heated air will b e directed to the rea r seats through two vents. [. . . ] Further information ­ see pa ge 220. Tyre chains Restri ctions Ty re c hains may be used on the front wheels only. Alw ays use fine mesh chains that add no more than 15 m m to the ty re tread and the inboard sides (including chain lock). Snow chains are not permitted on the temporary spare wheel 3 115/70 R 16 and tyre sizes 215/50 R 17, 225/45 R 17 and 225/45 R 18. Further inform ation ­ see page 223. Tyre inflation pressure s in bar/ps i1) The specified ty re pressures are valid for cold ty res. [. . . ]