Vauxhall Vectra User manual

VECTRA
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Edition: July 2007.
TS 1557-A-08
VECTRA
Operation, Safety and Maintenance
Owner’s Manual

VAUXHALL Vectra
Operation, Safety, Maintenance

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Fuel
De sign at ion
Engine oil
Grade
Viscosity
Tyre pressure
T yre si ze wi th up to 3 pe op l e wi th fu ll lo a d
Su mmer t yres Fro nt Rear Fro n t Rear
Winter tyres Fro nt Rear Fro n t Rear
Weights
Permissible Gross Vehicle
Weight
– ECkerbweight
=Loading

Your Vectra
is an intelligent combination of forward-
looking technology, impressive safety,
environmental friendlinessand economy.
It now lies with you to drive your vehicle
safely and ensure that it performs
perfectly. This Owner’s Manual provides
you with all the necessary information to
that end.
Make sure your passengers a re awa re
of the possible risk of accident and injury
which may result from improper use of the
vehic le.
You must always comply with the specific
laws of the country that you are travelling
through. These laws may differ from the
inform ation in this Owner’s Manual.
When instructed to consult a w ork shop,
we recommend that you consult your
Vauxhall Authorised Repairer.
All Vauxhall Authorised Repairers provide
first-class service at rea sonable prices.
You will receive quick, reliab le and
individual service.
Experienced mechanics, trained by
Vauxhall, work a ccording to specific
Vauxhall instructions.
The Owner’s Manualshould always be kept
in the vehicle: Ready to hand in the glove
compartment.
Make use of the Owner’s
Manual:
zThe "In brief" section will give you an
initial overview.
zThe table ofcontents atthe beginning of
the Owner’s Manual and within the
individual chapters will show you where
everything is.
zIts index will help you find what you
want.
zIt w ill fa miliarise 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 signifies:
6Continue reading on next page.
3The asterisk signifies equipment not
fitted to all vehicles (model variants,
engine options, models specific to one
country, optional equipment, Genuine
Vauxhall Parts and Accessories).
Yellow arrows in the illustrations serve as
points of reference or indicate some action
to be performed.
Black arrows in the illustrations indicate a
reaction or a second action to be
performed.
Directional data, e.g. left or right, or front
or back, in the descriptions always relate to
the direction of travel.
Thank you for choosing a Vauxhall. We
wish you many hours of pleasurable
driving.
YourVauxhall Team
9Warn ing
Text marked 9Warningprovides
information on risk of accident or injury.
Disregard of the instructions may lead
to injuries or endanger life. Inform your
passeng ers accordingly.

Contents Commitment to customer
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 work according to factory
instructions. Your Authorised Repairer can
supply you with GENUINE VAU XHALL-
APPROVED PARTS, which have undergone
stringent quality and precision checks, and
of course useful and attractive
VAUXHALL-APPROVED ACCESSORIES.
Our name is your guarantee!
For d eta ils of the
Va uxhall Authorised Rep airer Netw ork,
pleasering this number; 0845 090 2044
In b rie f ....... ................. ................................ 2
Keys, doors, w indows, sunroof .............. 26
Seats, interior .......................................... 50
Instrum ents, controls .............................. 98
Lighting ................................................. 128
Infotainment system ............................ 137
C lim ate c ontrol .. ........ ........................... 140
Driving and op eration ......................... 168
Self-help, vehicle care .... ...................... 228
Service, maintena nce ..... ...................... 268
Technical data ..................................... 282
Index . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... ...................... 314

2Inbrief
In brief
To unlock and open vehicle:
Press button q, pull door handle
6Door locks, child safety locks –
see page 41,
keys – see page 26,
electronic im mobiliser – see pag e 27,
re m o t e co nt r o l – see page 28,
central locking – see p age 30,
mechanical a nti-theft locking system 3 –
see page 30,
Vauxhall alarm system 3– see pag e 38.
To unlock an d open the luggage
compartment:
Press button qon remote con trol,
press button on boot lid/tailgate
and for Estate, pull catch
under handle
6Remote control – see page 28,
central locking – see page 30,
Vauxhall alarm system 3 – see page 38,
electrically op erated tailgate 3–
see page 35.

3In brief
To adjust front seats:
Pull handle, slide seat,
release handle
6Seats – see page 50,
seat position – see page 52,
electrically adjustable front seats –
see page 52.
To adjust front seat backrests:
Turn handwheel
Move seat backrest to suit seatingposition.
Do not lean on seat b ackrest whilst
adjusting it.
6Seats – see pag e 50,
seat position – see page 52,
folding down front passenger’s seat
backrest – see page 66,
electrically adjustable front seats –
see page 52.
To adjust fron t seat height 3:
Operate lever on outboard side of
seat
Pump action of lever
6Seats – see page 50,
seat position –see page 52,
electrically adjustable front seats –
see page 52.
9Warning
Important: Do not sit nearer than
10 inches (25 cm ) from the stee ring
wheel, to permit sa fe airbag deployment.
Upwa rds: Seat higher
Downwards: Seat lower

4Inbrief
Adjusting front seat inclination 3:
Operate front lever on outboard
side of seat
Pump action of lever
6Seats – see page 50,
seat position – see page 52,
electrically adjustable front seats –
see page 52.
Electric seat adjustment 3:
Operate switch on outboard side
of seat
6Seats – see pag e 52,
seat position – see page 52,
electrically adjustable front seats –
see page 52.
To adjust head restraint height 3
of front and outboard rear seats:
Press button to release,
adjust height, engage in position
6Head restraints – see page 55,
head restraint position – see page 56,
rear head restraints – see page 55.
Upwards: Seat steeper
Downwards: Seat flatter
1Adjusting the longitudinal position
2Adjusting the inclination
3He ig ht adjus tme nt
4Seat backrest adjustment
5Lum bar supp ort 3

5In brief
To adjust head restraint ang le 3
of front and outboard rear seats:
Swivel bottom edge of head
restraint forwards or backwards
6Head restraints – see page 55,
head restraint position – see pag e 56,
rear head restraints – see page 55.
To apply seat belt:
Pull out seat belt smoothly from
inertia reel, guide it over the
shoulder and engage in the
belt buckle
The seat b elt must not be twisted at any
point. The lap belt must lie snugly against
the body. The backrests m ust not be tilted
back too far (recommended maximum
tilting angle approx. 25°).
To relea se belt, press red button on belt
buckle.
6Three-point seat belts – see page 72,
airbag systems 3– see page 81,
seat position – see page 52.
Adjusting interior mirror:
Swivel mirror housing
Swivel lever on underside ofmirror housing
to reduce dazzle at night.
6Mirror – see page 44,
automatic a nti-dazzle interior mirror 3–
see page 44.

6Inbrief
To adjust exterior mirrors:
Four-way switch in driver’s door
If the outer mirror switch (1) is pressed, the
four-way switch operates the driver’s and
front passenger’s mirrors 3,and ifthe inner
mirrorswitch (2 ) is pressed, it only operates
the front passenger’s mirror.
6Mirrors – see page 43,
aspherical exterior mirrors 3 –see page 43,
automatic anti-dazzle exterior mirrors 3–
see page 43,
heated exterior mirrors – see page 13,
electric seat adjustment 3– see page 54.
Steering column lock and ignition:
Turn key to position 1.
Move steering wheel slightly to
release steering column lock
Positions:
6Starting – see page 15,
electronic im mobiliser – see pag e 27,
parking the vehicle – see page 16.
Steering wheel adjustment 3:
Move lever down,
adjust height and distance,
move lever up,
engage
Adjust steering wheel only when vehicle is
stationary and steering column loc k is
released.
6Airbag systems 3– see page 81.
0 = Ignition off
1 = Steering free, ignition off
2 = Ignition on, for diesel engines:
Preheating
3=Starting

7In brief
Turn light switch:
Press button:
6Lighting – see page 128,
headlight control indicator –
see pages 100, 126, 128.
Headlight flash, main beam and
dipped beam:
6Main beam, headlight flash –
see page 129.
Switch on tu rn signal lights:
6Turn signal lights – see page 130.
7=Off
8= Parking lights
9= Dipped or main beam
AUTO = Automatic dipped
beam activation 3
>= Front fog lights 3
r= Fog tail light
Headlight
flas h
= Pull stalk
towards
steering wheel
Main beam = Push stalk
forwards
Dipped beam = Push stalk
forwards again
or pull towards
steering wheel
Right = Stalk up
Left = Stalk down

8Inbrief

9In brief
Page
1Side air v ents .................................. 142
2Front pa ssenger’s airbag . ......... ..... 81
3Centre air vents ............................. 142
4 Infotainment system 3 . .... .... ..... ... 137
5Central information display for
time, date, outside temperature,
Infotainment system 3,
check control 3,
trip computer 3,
Electronic Climate Control 3......... 108
6Turn signal lights... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .... 7
Headlight flash,
dipped be am a nd main beam .........7
Door-to-door lighting 3 ................. 133
Parking lights ........ .... ..... .... ............ 134
Cruise control 3........ ..... .... .... ..... .... 200
7 Steering wheel remote control 3.. 137
8Instruments .......................................98
9Horn ..................................................11
Driver’ s airb ag . ................................ 81
Pa ge
10 Windscreen wiper,
windscreen wash system,
headlight wash system 3and
rear window wash system 3.... ..... .. 11
11 Pa rk ing lights, dipped beam ... ..... 12 8
Instrument illumination ................. 134
Fog tail lig ht .... ................. .............. 131
Front fog lights 3 ..... .... .... ..... ......... 130
Head light range adjustment 3..... 131
12 Unlock ing the bonnet ... .... ..... ........ 2 28
13 Starter switch with steering
colum n lock ..... ................. ................. 6
14 Ac celera tor pedal .... ........ ............. 184
15 Brake peda l .................. ......... 185, 208
16 Steering wheel adjustm ent .. ............ 6
17 Clutch ped al 3. .............................. 185
18 Heated seat (right) 3 and
seat climate control 3 ...................144
Vauxhall alarm system 3 ..... .... ..... . 38
Rear window blind 3 ...................... 49
and
Electronic Stability Programme 3 196
SPORT mode 3... ..... .... .... ..... .... .... 198
Page
19 Ashtrays .......................................... 94
20 S towa ge c om partmen t
with AUX input 3.... .... ..... .... ......... 138
21 Cigarette lighter 3or socket ......... 93
22 C lim ate c ontrol .. ......... ......... ......... 163
23 Heated seat (left) 3 ...................... 144
Haz ard warning lights ................. 131
Parking distance sensors 3 .......... 202
24 Glove compartment ............... 95, 135
25 Fusebox ...... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... . 246

10 In brief
Control indicators
OTurn signal l ights,
see pages 7, 98, 130.
IEngine oil pressure,
see page 98.
RBrak e sy s tem , clut ch sy ste m,
see pages 99, 209, 276.
pAlternat or,
see page 99.
vAirbag systems 3,
belt t ensione rs 3,
see pages 74, 86.
WCoola nt temperat ure,
see pages 100, 106.
8E xterior l ights,
see pages 100, 128.
1SPORT mode of autom atic
tra nsm ission 3,
see pages 100, 178, 179.
TWinter progr amme of
autom atic transmission 3 or
Easytronic 3,
see pages 100, 172, 180.
(Door open 3,
see page 100.
jEasytronic 3,
starting the engine 3,
see pages 100, 169.
tBu lb re plac em en t 3,
see pages 100, 252.
sOpen lugg age comp artment,
see pages 34, 101.
>Front fog lights 3,
see pages 101, 130.
CMain beam,
see pages 7, 101, 128.
rFog t ail li ght,
see pages 101, 131.
rParking distance sensors 3,
see pages 101, 202.
uContinuous Damping Control 3,
SPORT m ode,
see pages 101, 198.
XSeat belt 3,
see page 101.
AEngine electronics, transmission
ele ct ron ics 3, dieselfuelfilter3,
immob iliser,
see pages 27, 101, 192.
!Preheating for diesel engines 3,
diesel p artic le fi lter 3,
see pages 102, 194.
HCoolant level,
see pages 102, 275.
uAn ti -lock B ra ke Sy st em (A BS ),
see page 210.
pElectro-hydraulic power
assisted steering,
see page 103.
vE lectronic S tabil ity Prog ramm e
(ESP®Plus)3,
see pages 103, 196.
ySeat occupancy recognition 3,
see pages 87, 103.
SEngine oil level 3,
see pages 103, 272.
mCruise control 3,
see page 200.
YFuel level,
see pages 103, 106, 228.
ZExhaust gases 3,
see pages 104, 192.
wTy re p ressure monitori ng
system 3,
see pages 104, 204.
BAd aptiv e Forwa rd Lighting
(AFL) 3,
see pages 104, 132.

11In brief
Hazard warning lights:
6Hazard w arning lights – see page 131.
Activate horn:
Press jin centre of steering
wh eel
6Airbag systems 3 – see page 81,
remote control on steering wheel 3–
see page 137.
Windscreen wiper:
Gently push stalk upwards
Press the stalk down from position §:
Single swipe.
6Windscreen wiper – see page 126,
adjustable wiperinterval3– see pa ge 126,
wiper blades – see pages 277, 278,
vehicle care – see page 264.
On = Press ¨
Off = Press ¨again §=Off
$= Adjustable timed
interval wipe
%=Slow
&=Fast

12 In brief
Automatic wiping with rain
sensor 3:
Gently push stalk upwards
Automatic wiping $:
6Windscreen wiper – see page 126,
wiper blades – see pages 277, 278,
vehicle care – see page 264.
Operating windscreen and
headlight wash systems 3:
Pull stalk towards steering wheel
6Windscreen wash system and headlight
wash system 3– see page 127,
further information – see pages 264, 278.
Operating rear window wiper 3
and wash systems 3:
6Rear window wiper 3and rear window
wash 3systems – see page 127,
further information – see pages 264, 277,
278.
§=Off
$= Automatic wiping with
ra i n s e nso r
Low sensitivity: Move adjuster wheel
to the left
High sensitivity: Move adjuster wheel
to the right
Wiper on = Push stalk
forwards
Wiper off = Push stalk
forwards again
W as h = H old sta lk in f ully
forwards position

13In brief
Heated rear window,
heated exterior mirrors:
6Air conditioning 3– see page 140,
heated rear window, heated exterior
mirrors – see page 143.
To demist or defrost windows:
Set air distribution to l,
turn rotary knob for temperature
and a irflo w clock wise;
Air conditioning system 3:
Press buttons nand V;
Automatic air conditioning
system 3:
Press buttons nand V,
turn rotary knob for
temperature clockwise,
airflow to A;
Electronic Climate Control 3:
Press button V
6Climate control – see page 140.
Setting automatic mode of
Electronic Climate Control 3:
Press AUTO button,
s e t temp era ture for d ri ver’s
and front passenger’s sides using
left and right rotary knobs
6Electronic Climate Control 3–
see page 156.
On = Press Ü
Off = Press Üagain

14 In brief
Manual transmission:
Reverse gear: with vehicle sta tionary, pull
thering up three seconds after depressing
clutch ped al and engage gear.
If the gear does not engage, set the leverin
neutral, release the clutch pedal and
depress again; then repeat gear selection.
Easytronic 3:
The selector lever mustalways be moved in
the appropriate direction as far as it will
go. Upon release, it automatically returns
to the centre position. Pay heed to the
gear/mode indicator in the transmission
display.
The footbrake must bedepressed when
starting.
6 Easytronic 3– see page 168.
Automatic transmission 3:
Selector lever in D to the left:
Manual mode
P or Nmust b e engaged when starting.
N=Idling
o=Driveposition
+ = Higher gear
- = Lower gear
A/M = Switch between
Automatic and Manual
mode
R=Reversegear(with
selector le v er lock)
P=Parkposition
R = Reverse gear
N = Neutral position (idling)
D = Automatic gear selection
+=Highergear
-=Lowergear

15In brief
In order to leav e P, switch on ignition,
depress footbrake and press button on
selector lever.
To engag e P or R, press buttonon selector
lever.
6Automatic transmission 3–
see page 176.
Before sta rti ng -o ff , check :
zTyre pressure and condition –
see pages 204, 211, 299.
zEngine oil level and fluid levels in engine
compartment – seepages 271 to 279.
zAll windows, mirrors, exterior lighting
and number plates are free from dirt,
snow and ice and are operational.
zNo objects are placed in front of the rear
window, on the instrument panel or in
the area in which the airbags inflate.
zSeats, seat belts and mirrors are
correctly adjusted.
zBrake operation. To start engine:
Op er a te clutch and b rak e pe d al s,
automatic transmission 3
in P or N,
Easytronic 3: Depress brake,
do not accelerate,
Petrol engines: Turn key to 3;
Diesel eng ines: Turn key to 2 ,
when control indicator !
goes out1) , tu rn key to 3;
release key once engine
is running
To restart or switch off the engine, turn key
back to 0.
To switch on the ignition, only turn the key
to 2.
6Electronic im mobiliser – see page 27,
diesel fuel system – see page 228.
POnly with vehicle stationary, apply
ha nd brake beforeh an d.
ROnly if vehicle is stationary.
1) Preheating system switches on only if outside
temperature is low.