Vauxhall 1994 Omega User manual

VAUXHALL Omega
Owner’s Manual

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Fuel
Designation
Engine oil
Grade
Viscosity
Tyre inflation pressure
Ty re si ze wi th up to 3 persons wi th full load
Sum mer tyres Front R ear Front R ea r
Winter tyres Front R ear Front R ea r
Weights
Permissible gross vehicle weight
– ECkerbweight
=Loading

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Your Om ega
Developed to the la test findings of vehic le research, it offers technical sophistication and exceptional comfort.
Your vehicle represents an ideal synthesis of ad vanced technolog y, outsta nding safety, environmental compatibility and economy in
opera tion.
It now lies with you to drive your vehicle safely and to see it performs perfectly.
This Owner's Manual provides you with all the necessary information to tha t end.
The O wner's Manual should a lways be ke pt in the v ehicle: ready to hand in the g lov e com partment.
Make use of the Owner's Manual:
zIts “In Brief” section will give y ou a n initial ov erview.
zIts index will help you find what you want.
zIt will familiarize you with the sophisticated technology.
zIt will increase your pleasure in your vehicle.
zIt will help you to handle your vehicle expertly.
The Owner's Manual is designed to be clearly laid-out and easily understood.
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equipment, Genuine VauxhallParts and Accessories).
Yellow arrows in the illustrations serve as points of reference or indicate some action to be performed.
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We wish you many hours of pleasurable driving
Your Vauxhall team
Te xt highlighted in yellow in p artic ular indica tes possible risk of accident and
injury. Disregard of these notes can lead to injuries which may b e fatal. Vehicle
passengers must b e informed accordingly.

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Contents
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Comm itment to custom er
satisfaction:
Our ai m: to keep you happy with your
vehicle. All Vauxhall Authorised Repairers
offer first class service at competitive
prices. Experienced, factory trained -
technicians w ork according to factory
instructions. Your Authorised Repa irer can
supply you with GENUINE VAU XHALL
APPROVED PARTS, which have undergone
stringent quality and precision chec ks, and
of course useful and attrac tiv e VAUXHALL
APPROVED ACCESSORIES.
Our name is your guarantee!
For d eta ils of the
Va ux hall Authorised Rep airer Netw ork
pleasering this number 01582 - 427200
In b rie f . ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... . 4
Ins trum ents ... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 26
K eys, doors , b on net .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 50
S eats, in terior ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 6 3
S afe ty system s ... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 7 8
Lighting ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 11 8
W indows, sun roof . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 122
E lectronic air conditioning s ystem . .... 126
Automatic tran sm ission .... ..... .... ..... .... 134
Drivin g hin ts . ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 14 0
S aving fuel ... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 14 2
E nv ironme ntal protection . ..... .... ..... .... 14 4
F uel con sum ption, fue l, re fue lling .. .... 14 6
C atalytic con ve rte r, e xhaust gase s .... 14 8
Drive control sys tem s .... .... ..... .... ..... .... 152
Brake s ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 159
W hee ls, tyres . ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 164
Roof racks,
Carava n an d trailer towing ... ..... .... 168
S elf-help .... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 174
If y ou ha ve a problem .... .... ..... .... ..... .... 196
Maintenance,
Inspe ction sy ste m . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 19 8
V ehicle care .. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 209
Te chnical data . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 213
Inde x . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 234

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In Brief
Key num bers,
Code numbers
Remove key number from keys.
The key number is specified in the vehicle
docum ents and in the C ar Pass 3.
Alloy wheels 3, towing e quip ment 3: make
a note of the key identifier cod es.
Elec tronic imm obilizer, Radio 3: The code
numb ers are specified in the Car Pass and
Radio Pass 3respectively.
Do not keep the Car Pass and Radio Pass in
the vehicle.
6Further information – pages 50, 51,
vehicle recomm issioning – page 208.
Unlocking the vehicle:
Directremote control unit towards
vehicle,
press button q,
raise doorhandle
To unlock with vehic le key: turn key in lock
and lift door handle.
Locking from the inside: Press lock buttons.
6Door locks, child restraint system –
pag e 50,
electronic immobilizer – p age 51,
radio remote control – p age 52,
central loc king syste m – page 54,
anti-theft locking system – pag e 55,
Vauxhall alarm system 3– page 59.

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Seat adjustment:
Pu ll han dle,
slide seat,
re lease han dle,
allow seat to audibly latch into
position
Never adjust the driver's seat whilst driving.
It could m ov e in a n uncontrolle d m anner
when the handle has been pulled.
6Seat position – pa ge 63,
electrically a djustable seats – pa ge 66.
Se at b a c kres t a d j ust m en t:
Tu rn han dw hee l
Move seat backrest to suit seating position.
Do not lean on seat b ackrest whilst
adjusting it.
6Seat position – page 63,
ele ctrica lly adjusta ble sea ts – page 66.
Seat inclination adjustment 3:
Raise han dle,
adju st in clin ation ,
release handle,
lock seat audibly in position
Never adjust the inclination of the driver's
seat whilst driving. The seat could move in
an uncontrolled manner when the handle
has be en rais ed.
6Sea t position – p age 63,
electrically adjustable seats – p age 66.

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Seat he ight 3adjustment:
Rocker switch
onoutboard side of seats
Raise seat: Press rocker switch up
Low er seat: Press roc ker switch down
6Seat position – pa ge 63,
electrically a djustable seats – pa ge 66.
Front seat lumbar support 3
ad j ust me nt :
Tu rn han dw hee l
Ad just lumbar support to suit p ersonal
re q u ir eme n t s.
6Seat position – page 63,
ele ctrica lly adjusta ble sea ts – page 66.
Thigh support 3adjustment:
Lift and slide the front thigh support
cushion
Do not adjust the thigh support whilst
driving.
6Sea t position – p age 63,
electrically adjustable seats – p age 66.

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Adjusting head restraint angle:
Tilt f orwards o r backwards
Adjusting head restraint height:
Unlock by tilting forward
beyond the resistance point,
hold fir mly and adju st h eigh t,
then release
It is not necessary to unlock the rear head
restraints in order to adjust the height.
6H ead restra int p osition – pag e 64,
further information, removal –
pages 64, 65,
rea r head restraints – p age 64.
Steering wheel adjustment 3:
Pull lever,
adjust height,
release lever
Ad ju st s tee rin g whe el on ly wh en ve h icle is
stationary and steering column lock is
re lea se d.
The steering wheel can be set to five
different positions.
6 Airbag systems 3– pa ge 86.
Fitting the seat belt:
Draw seat belt smoothly
over shoulder
and engage in belt buckle
The belt must not be twisted at any point.
The lap belt must fit snugly across the
body. The seat back rest must not be
inclined too far back.
To release b elt, press red button on belt
buckle.
6 Safety belts – pages 78 to 84,
airbag systems 3– page 86,
seat position – pa ge 63.

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Adjusting interior mirror:
Swivel mi rror hous in g
Pivot lever on underside of mirror housing
to red uce daz zle a t nig ht.
Automatic anti-dazzle
interior mirror3,adjustment:
Swivel mirro r housi ng
Dazzle at night is automa tic ally red uc ed.
The mirror does not reduce dazzle when:
zthe ig nition is sw itc hed off,
zreverse gear is eng aged or selector lever
set to R,
zinterior lighting has been switched on,
za door is open.
Exterior m irror adjustment:
Fo ur-way s witch in dr iver’s doo r
Toggle sw itc h to left or right: four-w ay
switch moves appropriate m irror.
6 Further information, aspherical exterior
mirror 3– page 117,
heated exterior mirrors – page 18,
position m emory – pag e 67.

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Fo ldin g exter io r m irrors:
Manually: Press lightly.
Electrically 3: Press the button until the
mirrors reach their end positions. Not
possible with manual adjustment.
St a rt er swi tc h:
o=Ignitionoff
I= Stee ring released, ig nition off
II =Ignitionon,
with dies el e n gin e: preh eatin g
III = Start (transmission in neutral)
6Starting – page 21,
electronic im mobilizer – page 51.
Disengaging steering column lock:
To release the lock,
mo ve th e st eer in g whe el slightly
and turn the key to position I
6 R emoving key and engaging steering
column lock – page 23.

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Page
1Side air v ents ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 12 8
2Front pa ssenger airbag 3.... ..... .... . 86
3Ce ntre air v ents .... .... ..... .... .... ..... ... 128
4Electronic air conditioning
sys te m . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... ... 126
5 Display for time, date,
radio 3,
check control 3,
trip computer 3,
infotainment system 3. .... .... ..... .... . 3 2
6Horn .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 1 6
7Turn signals, hea dlamp flash,
dippe d and main be am ... .... .... 14, 1 5
Cruise control 3.... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 157
8 Radio/infotainment system
rem o te control.. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 4 8
9Ins trume nts .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 2 6
10 Windscreen wipers and wash
system,
headlamp wash system 3and
rear window wash system 3 . ..... 1 6, 1 7
Trip computer 3... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 4 2
Pa ge
11 Light s witch ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .. 14 , 11 8
12 Instrument illumination ........ .... .... 12 0
Fog tail lamp ... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .... 1 19
Fog lam ps 3 .... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .... 1 19
Head la mp range adjustm ent 3.. 118
13 Bonne t rele ase lev er . .... .... ..... .... ..... . 62
14 Stowage compartment
15 Ac cele ra tor pedal .... .... .... ..... 140 , 14 1
16 Starter switch
with steering column lock
(not vis ible ) . ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... ... 9
17 Brake peda l ..... .... ..... .... .... . 1 59 to 1 63
18 Clutch ped al .... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .... 1 41
Page
19 F use box ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 18 5
20 Seat heating (right) 3 ..... .... ..... .... 13 2
Vauxhall alarm system 3 .... ..... .... .. 5 9
Tractio n Co ntro l sy ste m 3 .. ..... .... 153
or Electronic Stability Program 3 15 4
Boot lid/tailgate 3.. .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 5 7
21 Ashtray
with cigare tte lighte r .. ..... .... ..... 75 , 7 6
22 Radio 3
or infotainm ent system 3 ... ..... .... .. 4 7
23 Seat heating (left) 3 ... ..... .... ..... .... 132
Haz ard warn ing lights .... .... ..... .... .. 1 5
Rear window blind 3 .. ..... .... ..... .... 125
24 Glove compartment
with telematics unit 3..... .... ..... .... .. 4 7
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Control indicators
OTurn signallamps,
see pages 15, 26.
!Glow plugs 3,
see p age 26.
W Coolant t em perature 3,
see p age 26.
g Tra iler turn signal 3,
see p age 26.
X Sea t belt 3,
see p age 26.
u An ti-lo ck brak e sy stem 3,
se e p a ge 16 2.
Z Exhaust emission 3,
see pages 26, 150.
1 Automat ic transmi ssion 3,
sp orty d riving program me,
se e p a ge 13 6.
P Main beam,
see pages 14, 26.
IOil p ressure,
see p age 27.
AEngine electronics,
tra n sm is si on e le ctr on i cs 3,
im mobili zer 3,
fault
see pages 28, 51, 150.
v Airbag systems 3,
belt tensioners,
see pages 81, 89.
= Traction Control System 3,
see page 152.
v E lec tronic St abili ty Progr am 3,
see page 154.
RBrake system,
clut ch system,
see page 28, 204.
pAlternator,
see page 29.
>Fog lamps 3,
see pages 29, 119.
r Fog tail lamp,
see pages 29, 119.
Y Fuel level,
see pages 29, 174.
?Autom atic head lamp range
ad just ment 3,
fault,
see page 119.
F Brake pad wear i ndicator 3,
see pages 29, 159.
y Seat occup ancy recog nition 3,
see page 90.
Lighting
Li gh t s witc h ,
stalk positions,
see pages 14, 118,
7Lights off,
8Pa rking lamp s,
9Dipped and main b ea m
0Courtesy la mp,
see page 119.
>Fog lamp s 3,
see page 119.
rFog tail l amp,
see page 119.
kInstrument il luminati on,
see page 119.
?Headlamp range adjustment,
see page 118.
¨Hazard warning la mps,
see page 15.

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Heating, ventilation
electron ic air con ditio nin g system ,
seat heating
VDemi sting and d e-icing,
Air distribution to wind screen
and front door windows.
xAir flow,
se e p a ge 13 1.
tAir circ ul ation system,
se e p a ge 12 9.
Air distri bution,
se e p a ge 13 1,
sto w i nd sc r e en
Mto head area ab ov e
adjustable air vents
front and rear 3
Kto foot area
ÜHeated rear window,
se e p a ge 13 0.
AUTO Automatic mode,
se e p a ge 12 7.
E CO Operati on without c ooling,
se e p a ge 13 0.
OFF Switching off electronic air
conditioning,
se e p a ge 13 2.
ß Heated seats 3,
se e p a ge 13 2.
Su n ro of
l Sun roof 3
closing – see page 124.
ü Sun roof 3
opening – see page 124.
q Sun roof 3
raising – see page 124.
Windscre en wiper s
St alk p osi tions,
see page 16,
§Off,
$Timed interval w ipe or
autom atic wipi ng 3,
%Sl ow ,
&Fast.
Dat e, time, radio
Inform ation d isp lay 3,
see page 32,
ÖOn button for date
and time,
;Setting buttons for date and time.
St ee rin g w h ee l w ith re mo te
control 3,
see page 48.
Misce llaneous
p Central l ocking sy stem 3,
loc king – see pag e 52.
q Central l ocking sy stem 3,
unlocking – see page 52.
r Boot lid/ta ilgat e 3,
unlocking – see page 56.
x Lug gage comp artm ent 3,
unlocking – see page 56.
)Cigarette lighter,
see page 75.
jHorn,
see page 16.
ÄVauxhall alarm system,
see page 59.
/Bonnet,
see page 62.
TWi nter program ,
automa tic tr ansm issi on 3,
see page 136.
+Fir st Aid k it 3,
see pages 178.
¨Wa rning tri angle 3,
see pages 178.
NRear wind ow blind ,
see page 125.

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Light switch:
7=Off
8=Parkinglamps
9= Dipped or main beam
Pull 0=Courtesylamp
Push r= Fog tail la mp
Push > = Fog lamps 3
6 Furthe r informa tion – page 118,
head la mp warning de vice – p age 23,
headlamp range adjustment 3 – page 118,
daytime running lights – page 118.
Main and dipped beam switch:
Main beam = Push lever
forw ards
Dipped beam = Pull lever towards
steering wheel
Headlamp flash:
P ull l ever to wards ste eri ng wh eel
past the res istance point

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Operating turn signal lamps:
Leve r i n res t po sit ion
Right turn = Upwards
Left turn = Downwards
W hen th e stee rin g wh ee l is tu rne d back, th e
lev er automatically returns to its original
position. This will not hap pen when making
a minor steering manoeuvre such as
changing lane.
When lane changing, move lever to
res is ta nce poin t. W h en re leas ed , th e le ve r
will spring back.
Operating parking lamps:
St a rt er swi tc h to o,
Light switch to 0,
Re move ig n it ion key,
Move turn signal lever up or down
from rest position
Hazard warning lights:
On = Press ¨
Off = Press ¨again
To aid loc ation of the pushbutton, the red
surfac e is illuminated w hen the ignition
switched on. When the button is pressed,
its control indicator flashes in time with the
hazard warning lamps.

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Horn:
Press j
6 Airbag sy ste ms 3– page 86,
Steering wheel with remote control 3–
page 48.
Windscre en wiper s:
Move lever up
§=Off
$= Tim ed interval wipe
%=Slow
&=Fast
Automatic wiping with rain sensor 3:
Move lever up
§=Off
$=Automaticwiping
%=Slow(constant)
&= Fast (constant)
The rain sensor detects the amount of
water on the windsc reen and automatically
regula tes the wipe rs.
Push lever down to switch off.
If necessary, the positions % or&can be
selected manually.
6Further information – pages 204, 210.

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Operating windscreen and
headlamp wash systems 3:
Pull stalk tow ards steering wheel
The w ip ers will swipe for a few strokes.
The headlamp wash system 3can be
operated when the lights are on.
On vehicles fitted with rain sensors 3,
operate the windscreen wash system at
reg ular intervals, to keep the sensor a rea
clean.
6Further inform ation – page 206.
Operating rear window wiper and
wash systems 3:
Wiper on = Push lever forward
Wiper off = Pu ll l ever towards
steering wheel
Wash = Push lever forward
and hold
The rea r window wiper wipes in timed
interval mode. Continuous wiping takes
place during washing.
6Further information – see pages 206,
211, 212.

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Heated rear window,
h eated exterior mi rrors :
On = Pre ss
Ü
Off = Pre ss Üagain
The rear window and exterior mirror
heating is switched off automatically after
approx. 15 m inutes.
6Further inform ation – page 130.
To clear misted or icy windows:
Pre ss V
Open front air vents, direct side air vents
towards the doorw indows. Close centre air
vents 3.
6Electronic air conditioning system –
page 126.