Vauxhall Antara Owner's Manual

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In brief 15Starting the en gine:Manual transmission in neutral,Depress clutch and footbrake,Automatic transm ission in P or N,Do not acc eleratePetrol engines:Turn key to START and release itDiesel engin es:Turn key to ON, wh en preheatingcontrol indic ator Nextinguishes 1), turn key to STARTan d release itKey returns automatically to ON positionwhen released .Start attem pts should not last longer than15 seconds. If engine does not start, w ait10 seconds before repeating startingproc edure.The inc reased engine speed automaticallyreturns to normal idling speed as theengine temperature rises.Driv e at a moderate speed, especially incold weather, until norm al engineop erating temperatures have beenreached .6 Electronic immobiliser - see pa ge 18,diesel fuel sy stem - see pag e 167,further information - see pages 123, 125,127. Releasing the handbrake:Raise lever slightly,press release button ,lower lever fullyTo reduc e operating forc es, depressfootbrake at the same time.Do not drive with handbrake on, to avoiddam age to brakes on the rear w heels. Donot apply handbrake while v ehicle is inmotion or as a substitute for the footbrake.Drive carefully, economically and with theenv ironment in m ind . While driving, do notdo a ny thing that c ould distract y ou.6 Handbrake - see page 143.1) Preh ea ting system sw itch es on o nly if o utsid etemp era ture is low .