Vauxhall ASTRA Quick Reference Manual

Astra 

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Quick Reference Guide

    July 2007

TS 1613-A-08

Vehicle security

Electric windows 3:

Operated via 2 or 4 3 switches in the 

driver’s door handle. 

For incremental operation, briefly pull or 

press the switch. For automatic opening 

or closing, pull or press switch for longer. 

Pull or press again to stop. 

Refuelling:

Open tank flap, unscrew fuel filler cap, 

remove and suspend from tank flap. The 

fuel tank has a limiting system which 

prevents overfilling of the tank. 

Electric windows 3 continued:

Front switches operate the front 

windows and rear switches 3 operate 

the rear windows. 

Additional switches located in the 

passenger’s door and rear doors.

Luggage compartment:

To unlock

Press button q on the radio remote 

control. The luggage compartment is 

unlocked together with the central 

locking system and can be opened by 

pulling the button under the handle.

Instruments and controls

In vehicles with Open&Start system 3, 

the vehicle is unlocked automatically by 

pulling a door handle while the key is in 

the external reception range of the 

vehicle. (approx. 1 metre).

The vehicle is locked from the outside 

with the doors closed by touching the 

sensor panel in the door handle of one of 

the front doors.

Electronic immobiliser

z

Deactivated when key is in ignition

z

Activated when key is removed

Engine cannot be started in any other 

way, so keep spare key in a safe place!

Starting the engine:

Manual transmission in neutral with 

clutch depressed, depress footbrake, 

automatic transmission 3 in P or N, 

do not accelerate, (diesel engines; turn 

key to 2, wait for pre-heating indicator 

! to go out)

1)

, turn key to 3.

1) 

Pre-heating system switches on only if

   outside temperature is low.

Starting the engine:

Vehicles with Open&Start system 3 the 

electronic key must be within reception 

range of interior. Manual transmission in 

neutral with clutch depressed, depress 

footbrake, automatic transmission 3 in 

P or N, do not accelerate.

1. Side air vents

2. Front passenger airbag

3. Centre air vents

4. Display for time, date, outside 

temperature and infotainment 

system 3, Check control 3, 

Trip computer 3, Climate control 

system 3

5. Heated seats 3, Hazard warning 

lights , Deflation detection system 3, 

Tyre pressure monitoring system 3, 

Parking distance sensor 3, Central 

locking system, SPORT mode 3

6. Turn signals, Headlight flash, Dipped 

and Main beam, Cruise control 3, 

Door-to-door light function 3  

7. Remote control for infotainment 

system 3

8. Instruments

9. Horn 

10. Windscreen wiper and wash system, 

Headlight wash system 3 and rear 

window wash system

11. Parking lights, Dipped beam, 

Instrument illumination, Fog tail light, 

Fog lights 3, Headlight range 

adjustment 3

12. Bonnet release lever

13. Starter switch with immobiliser and 

emergency operation Open&Start 

sensor panel 3 

14. Accelerator pedal 

15. Brake pedal

16. Clutch pedal 3

17. Steering wheel adjustment 3

18. Start/Stop button

19. Ashtray 3, cigarette lighter

20. Climate Control

21. Infotainment system 3

22. Glove compartment

Unlocking:

Press button q on remote control - or -  

turn key in driver's door lock towards 

front of vehicle as far as it will go, turn 

key back to the vertical position and 

remove.

To unlock from inside, press central 

locking switch m in the centre console.

Locking:

Press button p on remote control - or - 

turn key in driver's door lock towards 

rear of vehicle as far as it will go, turn key 

back to the vertical position and 

remove. To unlock from inside, press 

central locking switch m in the centre 

console. with the doors closed. LED in 

the switch flashes.

Tyre pressures (psi) 

for load of up to 3 persons.

Hatch, Estate, Van, TwinTop

Engine

Tyres

Front Rear

Z 14 XEP,       

Z 16 XER 

All except 

below

33

30

195/65 R15, 205/55 R16,  

225/45 R17

1)

1)

Z 16 XER only.

29

29

205/55 R16, 225/45 R17 30

2)

2)

TwinTop.

30

2)

Z16 LET

All except 

below

33

30

215/45 R17, 225/40 R18 39

36

Refuelling continued:

Before refuelling, switch off engine and if 

applicable any auxiliary heating with 

combustion chambers. Switch off mobile 

phones.

To close, position fuel filler cap and 

rotate past resistance until cap audibly 

clicks over retainer. Close tank flap and 

wipe off any overflowing fuel.

Petrol engines - use unleaded fuel only.

Diesel engines - use diesel fuel meeting 

specifications of DIN EN 590

Fuel tank capacity (all models) - 52 litres.

Engine oil:

Check every 300 miles or prior to long 

journeys.

Important: 

It is the owner’s responsibility to 

maintain the correct level of an 

appropriate quality oil in the engine.

Open luggage compartment:

There is a handle on the inside of the 

tailgate for closing luggage 

compartment.

Bonnet:

To open the bonnet, pull the release 

lever located below the instrument panel 

on the driver's side. The bonnet will then 

be unlocked and will partially open. 

Return release lever to its original 

position.

To open completely, locate safety catch 

as viewed from the front:

lift upwards and open the bonnet.

The bonnet is held open automatically. 

To close, lower it slowly and allow it to 

fall into lock under its own weight. 

Automatic transmission 3:

Engine may be started only in P or N.

To move out of P; switch on ignition, 

depress footbrake and pull up button 

on selector lever. To engage P or R; 

pull up button on selector lever. 

P:  Only with vehicle stationary, 

     first apply handbrake.

R: Only with vehicle stationary.

Easytronic transmission 3:

Current gear is displayed in the

transmission display. The engine can 

only be started with the lever in position 

N and with the footbrake depressed. 

The display shows N. If the footbrake is 

not depressed, N flashes in the display.

Manual drive modes: + shift to higher 

gear, - shift to lower gear.

For starting on slippery surfaces, press 

button T - indicator illuminates, vehicle 

pulls away in 2nd gear.

Transmission fault; indicator A 

illuminates.

Manual transmission:

Reverse: with the vehicle stationary,

3 seconds after de-clutching pull the

button up on the selector lever and 

engage gear.

Check tyre pressures, including spare wheel, 

every 14 days and prior to any long journey; 

tyres should be checked when cold. Use valve 

cap key to make unscrewing valve caps easier.

Tyre pressures (psi) 

for load of up to 3 persons.

Hatch, Estate, Van, TwinTop

Engine

Tyres

Front Rear

Z 18 XER

All except 

below

33

30

195/65 R15, 205/55 R16, 

225/45 R17

1)

1)

Z 18 XER Estate & TwinTop only.

29

29

205/55 R16, 225/45 R17 30

2)

2)

TwinTop.

30

2)

2.0 LEH

All

35

35

Tyre pressures (psi) 

for load of up to 3 persons.

Hatch,  Estate, Van, TwinTop

Engine

Tyres

Front Rear

Z 17 DTH

All except 

below

30

30

215/45 R17, 225/40 R18 36

33

Z 19 DT,          

Z 19 DTH

All except 

below

33

30

215/45 R17, 225/40 R18 39

36

225/40 R18

1)

1)

TwinTop.

36

33

Spare wheel 3

T 115/70 R16

61

61

Starting the engine continued:

Petrol engine: press button;

Diesel engine: briefly press button when 

control indicator ! goes out)

1)

, press 

button again for 1 second; release 

button when engine is running.

Press button again to repeat the starting 

procedure or switch off the engine.

Only press briefly to switch on the 

ignition if the brake or clutch pedal has 

not been depressed.

Do not start unless vehicle is stationary.

1) 

Pre-heating system switches on only if

outside temperature is low.