Vauxhall Antara Owner's Manual

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All Wheel Drive116On-road drivingThe increased traction of All Wheel Driv evehic les offers greater driving control inadv erse road conditions, particularlyheav y snow and ice. However, All WheelDrive vehicles are not "skid-proof" and donot dec rease stopping distances.All Wheel Driv e v ehicles have a highercentre of gravity tha n conv entionalvehic les. Always ap proa ch curv es at anappropriate d riv ing speed. Do not attemptto go as fast through turns as you might ina conventional v ehicle.Strong crosswinds can affect the normalsteering of the vehicle. Drive slower understrong c rosswind cond itions.Alw ays ex ercise c aution when in slipperyconditions (c aused by sand, grav el, wa ter,snow or ice on the road) in order tomaintain vehicle control.Use the acc elerator to control the vehic le -keep brak e pedal use to a minimum.z Do not slip the clutch.z Do not spin the wheels.z Do not mak e exaggerated or jerkysteering movem ents.Driv ing a v ehicle in snow and ice should beundertaken w ith extreme caution:z Select a gear suitable for the conditions.z Start the vehic le mov ing with minimaleng ine rev s, low gea r and combinedclutch and acc elera tor c ontrol.z C hange to a higher gea r as quic kly aspossible to keep the eng ine rev s low.z With autom atic transmission 3, selectdrive range D and press the WINTER(or n) button, to activate the Winterprogramm e.Off-road drivingDuring off-road driving, you will encountera variety of driving conditions andcircumstances too numerous to list here.Alway s use good judgement a nd commonsense. If you feel uncomfortab le ab outtack ling a given situation, do not attemptit.Avoid p rotruding objects (such as rocks ortree stumps) that may damage theunderbody and ty res of your vehicle.Test the brakes after operating in m ud toclear ex cess mud from the brakingsurfac es.