Vauxhall Vectra User manual

VAUXHALL Vectra
Owner’s Manual

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Data specific to your vehicle
Pleas e enter yo ur veh icle ’s data he re to ke ep it ea sily acces sible.
This information is available under the section "Technical data " as well as on the identification plate.
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
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Your Vectra
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.
This symbol:
6signifies: continue reading on next page.
3The asterisk sig nifies equipment op tions not in all vehicles (model variants, engine options, models specific to one country, op tional
equipment, Genuine Vauxhall Parts and Accessories).
Yellow arrows in the illustrations serve as points of reference or indicate some action to be performed.
Black arrow s in the illustrations indicate a reaction or a second action to be perform ed.
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
I n brie f ... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ... 4
I nstrum ent s . ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... . 32
Keys, doors,
bonnet ..... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... . 52
Seat s, interior ... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... . 67
Sa fet y systems . ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... . 89
Lighti ng ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ..... 14 4
Window s, sun roof . ....... ...... ...... ....... ..... 148
Heati ng and v enti lation .... ...... ....... ..... 154
Air conditioning sy stem ..... ...... ....... ..... 160
Electronic
air cond itioning sy st em . ...... ....... ..... 167
Autom atic transmission .... ...... ....... ..... 180
C VTronic ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ..... 186
Driv ing hints ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ..... 194
Sa ve fuel ,
protect t he e nvir onm ent ..... ....... ..... 19 6
Fuel consumption,
fuel, refuelli ng .... ....... ...... ...... ....... ..... 198
C ataly tic c onverter, exhaust g ases ... 200
Driv e c ontrol systems ... ...... ...... ....... ..... 204
Brak es ... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ..... 216
Wheels, t yres .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ..... 22 0
Roof ra cks,
carav an and t railer tow ing . ....... ..... 224
Self-help ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ..... 231
I f you hav e a problem .. ...... ...... ....... ..... 26 0
Maintenance,
Inspection Sy stem ..... ...... ...... ....... ..... 262
Vehicle care ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ..... 273
Te chnical data . ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ..... 27 7
I nd ex ..... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ..... 298

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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 obilise r, Radio 3: the cod e
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 – see p ages 52, 53,
vehicle recomm issioning – see page 272.
Unlock vehicle:
Press button qor turn
key in driver’s side door lock,
pu ll doo r h andle
once = driver’s door is unlocked,
twice = entire vehicle is
un lo ck e d.
Luggage compartme nt is automa tic ally
unlocked again after 5 m inutes.
6Door locks,
child sa fetylock – see page 52,
electronic immobiliser – see page 53,
radio remote control – see pa ge 54,
central loc king syste m – see page 56,
anti-theft locking system – see page 58,
Vauxhall alarm system 3– see page 61.

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Unlock luggage compartment:
Press button ro n rem ote con tro l o r
button xin the dri ver or
passenger door
The luggage compartment is unlocked and
can be opened within 5 minutes.
If the luggage compartment is not opened
within 5 m inutes, it is automatically loc ked
again.
The lugga ge com partment is
automatically locked 5 minutes a fter
closing.
6Radio rem ote control – see page 54,
central lock ing – see page 56,
Vauxhall alarm system 3– see page 61.
Front seat adjustment:
Pull handle,
slide seat,
rel ease handle,
allow seat to audibly latch into
po si ti on
Never adjust the driver’s seat whilst driving.
It could move in an uncontrolled manner
when the handle has been pulled.
6Seat position – see page 67,
electrically adjustable
front seats – se e p age 76.
Front seat backrest adjustm ent:
Turn handwheel
Move seatbackrestto suitseating position.
Do not lean on seat backrest whilst
adjusting it.
6Seat position – se e p age 67,
electrically adjustable
front seats – see page 76.

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Adjusting front seat lumbar supports:
Adjust lever
Adjust lumb ar support to suit personal
req uirements.
Do not lean on seat backrest whilst
adjusting it.
6Seat position – see pag e 67,
electrically a djustable
front seats – see page 76.
Adjustin g h eigh t 3of front seats:
Lever on outboard side of seat
Pu m p d ir ect i o n o f t h e le v e r
Up: Raise s se at
Dow n: Lowers seat
6Seat position – see page 67,
electrically adjustable
front seats – se e p age 76.
Adjusting angle 3of front seats:
Front lever on outboard side of seat
Pump direction of the handle
Up: Inclines seat
Do wn : L ev els se at
6Seat position – se e p age 67,
electrically adjustable
front seats – see page 76.

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Electric seat adjustment 3:
Adjustment switch onoutboard side
ofseats
Front:
– Longitudina l adjustment,
– Height adjustment,
– Angle adjustment.
Middle:
– Backrest adjustment.
Rear 3:
– Lumbar support.
6Seat position – see pag e 67,
electrically a djustable
front seats – see page 76.
Adjusting head restraint height:
To release, press button
adjust height,
click in to positio n
6Head restraint position – see page 68,
rear head restraints – see page 68.
Adjusting head restraint angle 3:
Pivot the bottom of the head
restrain t fo rward or re arward
6Head restraint position – see pa ge 68,
rear head restra ints – se e p age 68.

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Adjusting interior mirror:
Swivel mi rror hous in g
Swivel lever on underside of mirror housing
to red uce daz zle a t nig ht.
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror 3:
Dazzle at night is automa tic ally red uced –
see page 142.
6Po s i t ion m em o ry 3– see page 78.
Adjusting exterior m irrors:
Four-way switch on driver’s door
Press switch for left or right hand mirror:
four-way switch operates the
c o rr e sp on d i n g m i rr o r .
Vehicles with position memory 3for
driver’s seat and mirror:
If reve rse ge ar is se lected with the
passenger side mirror switch pressed, the
passenger side outside rear view mirror
automatically adjusts itself to point to the
rear tyres as a parking aid (not when
towing caravan/trailer).
Automatic anti-dazzle exterior mirror on
the driver’s side 3: Dazzle at night is
autom atic ally reduc ed – see page 142.
6Further information, aspherical exterior
mirror 3 – see pa ge 142,
heated exterior mirrors – see page 19,
position memory 3– see page 78.
Swin g in e xter ior mir ror:
Manually: Press lightly.
Electric 3(both mirror switches must not b e
latched into position):
Pu sh fo u r-way switch to th e righ t: ou ts ide
rear view mirrors swivel in.
Push four-way to the left: outside rear view
mirrors swivel out.
The mirrors can a lso be swivelled in from
the outside: Press button pon remote
control or turn key toward rear of vehicle in
driver’s door lock and hold.
Swivelling only allowed at speeds of up to
4 mph (7 km /h).