Vauxhall Antara Owner's Manual

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Drivin g hints122Driving hints The first 600 miles (1000 km)Driv e y our v ehicle at various speed s. Donot use full throttle. Never allow the engineto labour at low rev s.Make good use of all gears. Depress theaccelerator ped al a ma ximum of aroundthree quarters of the available p edal travelin all gea rs and drive ra nges.Do not d riv e faster than three quarters ofmaximum speed .Av oid quick starts, sudd en accelerationand prolonged high-speed driving to av oidengine d amage and to conserve fuel.Do not b rake unnec essarily ha rd for thefirst 125 miles (200 km).If possible, avoid towing another vehicle.The inform ation c oncerns the engine andparts of the power train, e. g. the final drive.Never co ast with engine notrunningMany units may then not func tion (e.g.brak e serv o unit, power steering , airbagsystem). Driving in this ma nner is a dangerto y ourself and others.Brake servo unitWith the engine not running, the brakeservo unit is no long er effective onc e thebrak e pedal has been depressed once ortwice. The brak ing effect is not reduced butsubstantially greater foot p ressure isnec essary to stop the vehicle.Power steeringN ever leav e the steering wheel on full lockwhen the vehicle is stationary as this m aydam age the power steering pum p.If the power steering should fail - e. g. whenthe vehicle is being towed with the engineswitched off - the vehic le can still beproperly steered b ut c onsiderab ly greatereffort is necessary.