VAUXHALL Vectra Owner's Manual Data specific to your ve hicle Please enter your vehicle's data here to keep it ea sily accessible. This information is available under the section "Technical da ta " as well as on the identification plate. Fuel Desi gnation Engine oil Grad e Viscosity Tyre inflation pressure Tyre si ze Sum mer tyres Winter tyres Front Front wi th up to 3 persons R ear R ear Front Front wi th full load R ea r R ea r Weights Permissible gross vehicle weig ht ­ = EC k erb weight Loading Lev el control Bump er H eig ht 0 see page 179 Your Ve ctra Dev eloped to the la test findings of vehic le research, it offers technical sophistication and exceptiona l comfort. Your vehicle represents an ideal synthesis of ad vanced technolog y, outsta nding safety, environm ental compatibility and economy in opera tion. It now lies with you to drive your vehicle safely and to see it performs perfectly. This O wner's Manual provides you with all the necessary information to tha t end. The O wner's Manual should a lways be kept in the v ehicle: ready to hand in the g lov e com partment. Make use of the Owne r's Manual: z z z z z Its "I n brief" section will giv e y ou an initial ov erview. Its index will help you find what y ou want. It will familiarize you with the sophisticated technology. It will increase your pleasure in y our vehicle. It will help you to handle y our v ehicle ex pertly. The O wner's Manual is designed to be clearly laid-out and easily understood. This symb ol: 6 signifies: continue reading on next page. 3 The 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). Text 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. Yellow arrows in the illustrations serve as points of reference or ind icate some action to be performed. Black arrow s in the illustrations indicate a reaction or a second ac tion to be perform ed. We w ish you m any hours of pleasurable driving Your Va uxhall team 1 2 Contents Comm itment to custom er satisfaction: Our ai m: to k eep 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 Repairer can supply you with GEN UINE VAU XHALLAPPRO VED PARTS , which hav e und ergone stringent quality and precision chec ks, and of course useful and a ttrac tiv e VAUXHALL-APPROVED AC CESSO RIES. Our nam e i s your guara ntee! For d eta ils of the Va uxhall Authorised Rep airer Netw ork please r ing this number; 01582 - 427200 In b rief .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... . 4 Instrum ents ... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 33 K eys, doors, b onnet .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 54 S eats, Interior ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 69 S afety system s .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 94 Lighting ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 116 Windows, sun roof . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 120 C lim ate c ontrol .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 126 Automatic transm ission . .... ..... .... ..... .... 144 C VTronic ... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 150 Driving hints .. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 158 S ave fuel, protec t the env ironment .... 160 Fuel consum ption, fuel, refuelling ... .... 162 C atalytic converter, exhaust gases .... 164 Drive control system s ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 168 Brakes ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 180 Wheels, tyres . ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 184 Roof racks, caravan and tra iler towing . .... ..... .... 188 S elf-help .... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 199 If y ou ha ve a problem .... .... ..... .... ..... .... 232 Maintenance, Inspec tion system .... .... 234 Vehicle care .. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 245 Technical data .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 250 Index . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 282 3 In brief Key num be rs, Code numbers Remove key number from keys. The key number is specified in the vehic le docum ents and in the C ar Pass 3. Alloy wheels 3, towing equipment 3: m ake a note of the key identifier cod es. Elec tronic imm obiliser, Radio 3 : the cod e numb ers are specified in the Car Pass and Radio Pass 3 respec tiv ely. Do not keep the Car Pass and Ra dio Pass in the vehicle. 6 Further information ­ see p ages 54, 55, vehicle recomm issioning ­ see page 244. Unlock vehicle : P ress button q or turn ke y in driver's side door lock, pull door handle O nce Twice = = Driv er's door is unlock ed. Entire v ehicle is unlocked. The luggage compartment is autom atically reloc ked after 5 minutes. 6 Door lock s, child sa fety lock ­ see page 54, electronic immobiliser ­ see page 55, radio frequency remote control ­ see page 56, central loc king sy stem ­ see page 58, anti-theft locking system 3 ­ see p age 58, Vauxhall alarm system 3 ­ see page 63. 4 Unlock luggage compartme nt: Press button r on rem ote control or button x in the driver or passenger door The lug gage 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 c om partment is automatically locked 5 minutes after closing. 6 Radio frequency rem ote control ­ see page 56, central lock ing ­ see page 58, Vauxhall alarm system 3 ­ see page 63. Front se at adjustment: Pull handle, slide seat, release handle, allow se at to audibly latch into pos ition Nev er adjust the seat while driving. It could move in a n uncontrolled manner when the ha ndle is pulled. 6 Seat position ­ see page 69, electrica lly adjusta ble front seats ­ see p age 79. Adjust front seat backrests: Turn handwheel Move seat bac krest to suit sea ting position. Do not lea n on seat back rest whilst adjusting it. 6 Seat position ­ see p age 69, electrically adjustable front seats ­ see page 79. Im porta nt : Do not sit nearer than 10 inches (25c m) from the steering wheel, to permit safe airbag dep loy ment. 5 Adjusting front se at lum bar support: Adjust leve r Adjust lumb ar support to suit personal req uirements. Do not lean on sea t backrest whilst adjusting it. 6 Seat position ­ see pag e 69, electrically a djustable front sea ts ­ see page 79. Adjusting front seat height 3: Operate lever on outboard side of seat Pump direction of the lever Up: Raises seat Dow n: Lowers seat 6 Seat position ­ see page 69, electrica lly adjusta ble front seats ­ see p age 79. Adjusting front s eat inclination 3: Ope rate front lever on outboard side of s eat Pump d irection of the lever Up: Inclines seat Down: Lev els seat 6 Seat position ­ see p age 69, electrically adjustable front seats ­ see page 79. 6 Ele ctric seat adjustm ent 3 : Switch on outboard side of s eat Front: ­ Longitudina l adjustment, ­ Height adjustment, ­ Angle adjustm ent. Middle: ­ Backrest adjustment. Rear 3: ­ Lumbar support. 6 Seat position ­ see pag e 69, electrically a djustable front sea ts ­ see page 79. Adjusting head re straint height of front and re ar outboard seats: Pre ss button to release and adjust he ight, engage in position 6 Head restraint position ­ see page 70, rear head restraints ­ see page 70. Adjusting head restraint angle of front and rear outboard se ats 3: Swive l bottom edge of head restraint forward or rearward 6 Head restraint position ­ see pa ge 70, rear head restra ints ­ see p age 70. 7 Adjusting interior m irror: Swivel mirror hous ing Swiv el lev er on underside of mirror housing to red uce daz zle a t nig ht. Autom atic anti-dazzle interior mirror 3: Dazzle at night is automa tic ally red uced ­ see page 114. 6 Position m emory 3 ­ see page 80. Adjusting exterior m irrors: Four-way switch on driver's door Press switch for left or right hand mirror: four-way switch operates the corresp onding m irror. Vehicles with electric seat ad justment 3: if the mirror switch for the passenger side is depressed when reverse gear is engaged , the passenger side ex terior mirror repositions itself towards the rear tyres in order to serve as mirror parking assistance (not when tow ing a carav an / trailer). Automatic anti-da zzle exterior mirror on the driver's side 3: dazzle at night is autom atic ally reduc ed ­ see page 114. 6 Further information, aspherical exterior mirror 3 ­ see pa ge 114, heated ex terior mirrors ­ see page 20, electric seat adjustment 3 ­ see page 79. Swing in e xterior mirror: Manually: press lightly . Electric 3 (both mirror switches must not b e latched into position): Push four-way switch to the right: ex terior mirrors swiv el in. Push four-way switch to the left: exterior mirrors swiv el out. The mirrors can a lso be swivelled in from the outside: press button p on remote control or turn key toward rear of v ehicle in driver's door lock and hold. S wivelling only a llowed at speeds of up to 4 mph (7 km /h). 8 Fitting seat belt: Draw se at be lt smoothly from inertia ree l, guide over shoulder and engage in buckle The b elt must not be twisted at any point. The lap belt must lie snugly against the body. The backrest must not be tilted bac k too far (recomm ended tilting angle approx. 25°). To release belt, press red button on belt buckle. 6 Seat belts ­ see pa ges 95 to 99, airbag sy stems 3 ­ see p age 100, seat p osition ­ see page 69. Disengaging steering column lock: To re lease the lock, move the s te ering wheel slightly and turn the key to position I Positions: 0 = Ignition off I = Steering free, ignition off II = Ignition on, with diesel engine: pre-heat III = Start 6 Starting ­ see page 23, electronic im mobiliser ­ see pag e 55, remove key and loc k steering w heel ­ see p age 24. Steering whee l adjustment 3: Move lever down, adjust he ight and distance, move lever up, engage Adjust steering wheel only when vehicle is stationary and steering colum n loc k is released. 6 Airb ag systems 3 ­ see page 100. 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 Page Side air v ents ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 129 Front pa ssenger airbag .... .... ..... ... 100 Centre air v ents .... .... ..... .... .... ..... ... 129 Radio 3 or Infotainm ent system 3 . .... ..... .... . 52 Central information display for date, time, outside temperature, Infotainm ent system 3, radio 3 , check control 3, trip computer 3, electronic air conditioning system 3 . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 41 Turn signals, hea dlight fla sh, dipped and main beam ... .... ..... 16, 17 Door-to-door lighting 3 and parking lights .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 17 Cruise control 3 .... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 172 Remote control 3 for radio a nd Infotainm ent system ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 30 Instruments .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 33 Horn .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 18 10 Pa ge Windscreen wiper and wa sh system, headlight wash system 3 and rear window wash system 3 .. ..... .... 19 Display op eration 3 . ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 48 Exterior lig hting ... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 116 Instrument illumination ... ..... .... ..... 117 Fog tail lig ht .... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 116 Front fog lights 3 ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 116 Head lig ht range adjustment 3 ..... 117 Stowage compartment Bonnet release lev er .... .... ..... .... ..... . 68 Ignition lock with steering wheel lock .. ..... .... ..... ... 9 Ac celera tor pedal .... .... .... ..... .... .... 158 Brake peda l ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 159, 180 Steering wheel position adjuster .. ... 9 Clutch ped al 3 .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .... 159 11 Page 19 Heated seat (right) 3 . ..... .... ..... .... . 130 Anti-theft alarm system 3 .. ..... .... .. 63 Rear window blind 3 .. ..... .... ..... .... 125 Traction Control sy stem 3 .. ..... .... 168 Electronic Stability Program me 3 170 20 Ashtray s ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 90 21 Telematics 3 .. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 52 22 C igarette lighter 3 .. .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 89 23 Heating, ventilation, air conditioning sy stem 3 ... ..... .... 126 Electronic air conditioning system 3 ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 126 Auxiliary heating 3 .... ..... .... ..... .... 140 24 Heated seat (left) 3 and seat climate control .... ..... .... ..... .... 130 Haz ard warning lights .... .... ..... .... .. 18 Parking distance sensors 3 . ..... .... 174 25 Glove com ...