Vauxhall Astravan (2007 year). Manual - part 8

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Instruments, controls

R

 

Brake system, clutch system 

Control indicator illuminates or flashes red.
It illuminates after the ignition is turned on, 

when the handbrake is applied or if the 

brake or clutch fluid level is too low. For 

further information see pages 222, 302.
For vehicles with Easytronic 3, the control 

indicator flashes for a few seconds when 

the ignition is turned off if the handbrake is 

not applied. 

9

 Warning

If it illuminates when the handbrake is 

released: stop vehicle immediately. 

Contact a workshop for assistance. 

v

 

Airbag systems 3, belt tensioners 3

,

deployable anti-roll bars 3 

Control indicator illuminates red.
Illuminates when the engine is running

Fault in airbag system, belt tensioners 

or extending anti-roll bars, see pages 87, 

98, 104

v

 

Electronic Stability Programme 

(ESP®

Plus

) 3 

Control indicator flashes or illuminates 

yellow.
Flashing during driving

System actively engaged, see 

pages 210, 210, 239.
Illuminates while driving

System switched off or fault in system for 

Electronic Stability Program, see page 210.

X

 

Seat belt 3 

Control indicator illuminates or flashes red.
Illuminates when the ignition is turned on, 

until the seat belt is fastened. After starting 

to drive, the control indicator flashes. 
Fasten seat belt, see page 88. 

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Instruments, controls

Q

 

Doors and luggage compartment open

Control indicator illuminates red.
It is illuminated when a door or the luggage 

compartment is open. 

p

 

Alternator 

Control indicator illuminates red. 
It illuminates when the ignition is switched 

on and goes out shortly after the engine 

starts. 
Illuminates when the engine is running

Stop, switch off engine. Battery is not 

charging. Cooling may be faulty. For diesel 

engines, the effect of the brake servo may 

be lost. Contact a workshop immediately. 

W

 

Coolant temperature 

Control indicator illuminates red.
Illuminates when the engine is running

Stop and switch off engine. Coolant 

temperature too high: Risk of engine 

damage. Check coolant level immediately – 

see page 300. 

A

 

Engine electronics, 

transmission electronics 3, 

immobiliser, 

diesel fuel filter 3 

Control indicator illuminates or flashes 

yellow. 
It illuminates for a few seconds when the 

ignition is switched on. 
Illuminates when the engine is running 

Fault in engine or gearbox electronic 

system. Electronics have switched to 

emergency running programme fuel 

consumption may be increased and the 

vehicle’s driveability reduced, see 

page 206. Contact a workshop 

immediately. 
Illuminated together with InSP4 in the 

service display: Have the diesel fuel filter 

drained of water – see page 300. 
Flashes when the ignition is on 

Fault in the electronic immobiliser system; 

the engine cannot be started, see page 31. 

j

 

Easytronic 3, start engine 

Control indicator illuminates yellow. 
It illuminates if the footbrake is not 

operated. The indicator goes off as soon as 

the footbrake is operated. The engine can 

only be started with the footbrake 

operated, see page 182. 

IDS+

Interactive Driving System 3, 

Continuous Damping Control (CDC) 3, 

SPORT mode 3 

Control indicator illuminates yellow. 
It illuminates for a few seconds when the 

ignition is switched on. 
Illuminates while driving 

Fault in system. Contact a workshop 

immediately. 
IDS+ – see page 209, 

CDC – see page 211, 

SPORT mode – see page 212. 

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Instruments, controls

S

 

Engine oil level 3 

Control indicator illuminates yellow. 
The engine oil level is checked

1)

 

automatically. 
Illuminates when the engine is running 

Engine oil level too low. Check engine oil 

level and top up engine oil if necessary, see 

page 298. 

8

 

Exterior lights 

Control indicator illuminates green.
It is illuminated when the exterior lights are 

on – see page 143. 

r

 

Parking distance sensor 3

Control indicator illuminates yellow. 
Fault in system. Contact a workshop 

immediately. 
Parking distance sensor, see page 215. 

1)

Not on Z 14 XEP or Z 20 LEH engine. Sales 

designation – see page 310.

O

 

Turn signal lights 

Control indicator flashes green.
Control indicator flashes at the side 

concerned.
Both control indicators flash with the 

hazard warning lights on. 
Fast flashing: failure of a turn signal light 

or associated fuse, failure of turn signal 

light on trailer 3. 
Change bulbs, see page 269. Fuses, see 

page 262. 

Y

 

Fuel level 

Control indicator illuminates or flashes 

yellow. 
Illuminates 

Low fuel level, fuel gauge in reserve area. 
Flashing 

Fuel supply exhausted, refuel immediately. 
Never let the tank run dry! 
Erratic fuel supply can cause catalytic 

converter to overheat, see page 204. 
Diesel engines: If the tank is run dry, bleed 

the fuel system as described on page 241. 

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Instruments, controls

>

 

Fog lights 3 

Control indicator illuminates green.
It is illuminated when the fog lights are on – 

see page 145. 

C

 

Main beam 

Control indicator illuminates blue.
It is illuminated when main beam is on 

and during headlight flash – see 

pages 11, 144. 

r

 

Fog tail light 

Control indicator illuminates yellow.
It is illuminated when the fog tail lights are 

on – see page 145. 

T

 

Winter programme of automatic 

transmission 3 or Easytronic 3 

Control indicator illuminates in gear 

display with Winter programme engaged. 
Further information, see 

pages 180, 186, 193. 

1

 

SPORT mode of automatic transmission 3 

or Easytronic 3 

Control indicator illuminates in gear 

display with Sport programme engaged. 
Further information, see 

pages 179, 185, 192. 

y

 

Seat occupancy recognition 3 

Control indicator illuminates or flashes in 

odometer display. 
Illuminates 

Seat occupancy recognition has detected 

a child restraint system with transponders. 

Airbag systems for the passenger are 

deactivated, see page 99. 
If it flashes

Fault in system or child seats with 

transponder incorrectly fitted, see page 99. 

Z

 

Exhaust emission 3 

Control indicator illuminates or flashes 

yellow. 
It illuminates when the ignition is switched 

on and goes out shortly after the engine 

starts. 
Illuminates when the engine is running

Fault in emission control system. The 

permitted emissions may be exceeded. 

Contact a workshop immediately. 
If it flashes when the engine is running:

Fault which could lead to damage to the 

catalytic converter, see page 206. Contact 

a workshop immediately. 

u

 

Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) 3 

Control indicator illuminates red.
Illuminates while driving

Fault in anti-lock brake system, see 

page 224. 

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Instruments, controls

!

 

Preheating system 3, 

diesel particle filter 3 

Control indicator illuminates or flashes 

yellow. 
Illuminates 

Preheating system active, switches on only 

if outside temperature is low. 
Flashing 

(on vehicles with diesel particle filter)
The driving situation is such that the diesel 

particle filter self-cleaning function can not 

operate automatically. You may continue 

to drive the vehicle normally. The vehicle 

will not be damaged and does not require 

service. 

The self-cleaning function will 

automatically operate while driving after 

the engine has reached its normal 

operating temperature. The control 

indicator 

!

 will continue to flash until the 

self-cleaning operation is complete. This 

may take up to 20 minutes of driving. The 

time will be shorter at higher vehicle 

speeds. 
Further information, see page 207. 

w

 

Deflation detection system 3, 

tyre pressure monitoring system 3 

Control indicator illuminates red

Tyre pressure loss – see page 218.
Control indicator illuminates yellow

Fault in system, see pages 218, 219. 

Contact a workshop for assistance. 

B

 

Adaptive Forward Lighting 3 (AFL) 

Control indicator flashes yellow. 
Flashing 

Fault in system. Contact a workshop 

immediately. 
Flashes for 4 seconds when ignition 

switched on 

System converted for driving abroad. 
AFL, see page 147. 

m

 

Cruise control 3 

Control indicator illuminates green.
It is illuminated when the system is on – see 

page 213. 

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Instruments, controls

Instrument display 

On some versions, the pointer of the 

tachometer, speedometer and fuel gauge 

briefly moves to its end position when the 

ignition is switched on. 
Tachometer 

Indicates engine speed. 
Warning zone: Maximum permissible 

engine speed exceeded; danger to engine. 

Speedometer 

Speed display. 

Fuel gauge

Never run the tank dry! 
Diesel engines: If the tank is run dry, bleed 

the fuel system as described on page 241. 
Because of the fuel remaining in the tank, 

the amount of fuel required to fill the tank 

may be less than the specified tank 

capacity. 

Pointer in 

left zone or 

Y illuminated

= Reserve area

Pointer in 

left zone or 

Y flashing

= Refuelling, see 

page 202

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Instruments, controls

Odometer display

Top line: 

Trip odometer or clock display 3 

To switch between the trip odometer and 

the clock display 3, press reset button 

briefly, see page 119. 
Trip odometer

Display of miles covered since reset. 
To reset, hold reset button down for 

around one second with the ignition turned 

on, see page 119. 
If the clock display is activated, first switch 

to trip odometer. 

Time display 3 

To adjust the time, setting button in 

instrument panel: 

Bottom line: 

Odometer

Records the miles counted. 

Service Display 

On vehicles with check control 3, an 

appropriate message is shown on the info 

display instead of InSP2 and InSP3. 

Press for approx. 2 seconds: 

Hours flash

Press briefly

Set hours 

Press for approx. 2 seconds 

Minutes flash

Press briefly

Set minutes

Press for approx. 2 seconds 

Clock is started. 

InSP

Service interval display. Shows 

distance remaining to next 

service. Further notes, see 

page 296.

InSP2

Faulty bulb 3, see page 269.

InSP3

Battery voltage of remote control 

or electronic key in Open&Start 

system low 3, see pages 34, 39.

InSP4

Drain water from diesel fuel 

filter 3. Contact a workshop for 

assistance. 

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Instruments, controls

Transmission display 3

Display of gear selected in automatic 

transmissions 3 or current gear or mode for 

Easytronic 3: 

For Easytronic 3, the display flashes for a 

few seconds if A, M or R is selected when 

the engine is running but the footbrake is 

not depressed. 

ESPoff Electronic Stability Programme 3 

off, see page 210.

ESPon

Electronic Stability Programme 3 

on, see page 210.

P

Part position on automatic 

transmission

R

Reverse gear

N

Neutral

A

Automatic mode on Easytronic

M

Manual mode on Easytronic

D

Automatic mode on automatic 

transmission

1 - 4

Current gear on automatic 

transmission

1 - 5 

1 - 6 3

Manual mode, current gear for 

Easytronic

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Instruments, controls

Information display 

Triple information display 

Display of time, outside temperature and 

date/infotainment system (when it is on). 
When the ignition is off, the time, date and 

outside temperature can be presented for 

15 seconds by briefly pressing one of the 

two buttons below the display.
F in the display indicates a fault. Have the 

cause eliminated by a workshop. 

Board information display 3

Display of time, outside temperature and 

date/infotainment system (when it is on). 
F in the display indicates a fault. Have the 

cause eliminated by a workshop. 

Graphical information display 3, 

colour information display 3 

Display of time, outside temperature, date/

infotainment system (when it is on) and 

climate control system 3. 
The graphical information display presents 

the information in monochrome. The colour 

information display presents the 

information in colour. 

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REG

AS

RDS

TP

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2

Board Computer

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BC 1

All values

BC 2

257.0

miles

Timer

Ø

40

mph

7.0

gal

Ø

 

31.0

mpg

1

8

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Instruments, controls

The type of information and how it is 

displayed depends on the equipment of 

the vehicle and the settings of the 

Infotainment system 3, the trip 

computer 3 and the climate control 

system 3. 
Some information appears in the display in 

an abbreviated form. 
Infotainment system, see Infotainment 

system instructions. Climate control 

system, see page 168. 
F in the display indicates a fault. Have the 

cause eliminated by a workshop. 

Outside temperature 

A fall in temperature is indicated 

immediately and a rise in temperature 

after a time delay.
If outside temperature drops to 3 °C, the 

symbol : illuminates in the triple 

information display or the board 

information display 3 as a warning for icy 

road surfaces. : remains illuminated until 

temperatures reach at least 5 °C. 

In vehicles with graphical information 

display 3 or colour information display 3, a 

warning message appears the display as a 

warning for icy road surfaces. There is no 

message below -5 °C. 

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9

 Warning

Caution: The road surface may already 

be icy even though the display indicates 

a few degrees above 0 °C. 

Slippery road

-2,5°C

OK

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Instruments, controls

Triple information display 

Set date and time

Infotainment system off: press Ö and ; 

below the display as follows: 

Correcting time 3 

Some RDS transmitters do not send a 

correct time signal. If the incorrect time is 

continually displayed, switch off automatic 

time synchronisation 3 and set the time 

manually - see next column. 
The automatic setting is indicated by } in 

the display. 

Deactivating/activating automatic time 

synchronisation: infotainment system off, 

press Ö and ; below the display: 

Press Ö for approx. 2 seconds: 

Day flashes 

;: Set  day
Ö: Month  flashes 

;: Set  month
Ö: Year  flashes

;: Set  year
Ö: Hours  flash

;: Set hours 
Ö: Minutes flash 

;: Set  minutes 
Ö: Clock  is  started.

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Hold down Ö for approx. 2 sec., clock 

display is now in setting mode. 
Press Ö twice (until year flashes).
Press Ö and hold down for approx. 

3 seconds until } flashes in display 3 and 

"RDS TIME" appears (years flash during 

this time). 
Press ;, indication on display: 

RDS TIME 0 = off.

Press ;, indication on display: 

RDS TIME 1 = on. 

Press Ö three times. 

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Instruments, controls

Board information display 

3

, 

selecting functions

Functions and settings of some 

equipment 3 can be accessed via the 

board information display. 
This is done using the menus and buttons 

of the Infotainment System 3 or with the 

left adjuster wheel 3 on the steering wheel. 

The corresponding menu options then 

appear in the next line of the display. 
If warning messages from Check-control 3 

are shown, the display is blocked for other 

information. Confirm the warning 

message. If there are several warning 

messages, confirm these in succession.

Selection with arrow keys 

Select the menu points using the buttons 

on the Infotainment system 
OK button

Select marked point, confirm command. 

Select using the left adjuster wheel 3 on 

the steering wheel 

Turn up

Previous menu point. 
Turn down

Next menu point. 
Press

Select marking, confirm commands. 
System settings – see page 131. 
Trip computer – see page 128. 

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Instruments, controls

Board information display 

3

, 

system settings

Press the Settings button of the 

infotainment system. Menu item Audio or 

System will appear. 
Press left arrow key to access menu point 

System. Select menu point System. The 

first function of the menu System is shown. 
Some information appears in the display in 

an abbreviated form. 

The functions are displayed in the following 

order:
z Time synchronisation

z Time, setting hours

z Time, setting minutes

z Date, setting day

z Date, setting month

z Date, setting year

z Ignition logic

z Language selection

z Setting units of measure

Correcting time 3 

Some RDS transmitters do not send correct 

time signals. If the incorrect time is 

displayed often, deactivate automatic 

time synchronisation 3 and set the time 

manually. 

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Clock Sync.On

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Instruments, controls

The automatic setting is indicated by } in 

the display. 
To correct time with the help of RDS, select 

the menu item for time synchronisation 

from the Settings menu.
Make the desired setting.
Setting date and time 

Select the menu item for time and date 

setting from the Settings menu.
Make the desired setting.
The setting is saved when the menu item is 

exited. 
Ignition logic 3 

Adjustment, see Infotainment system 

instructions. 

Language selection

You can select the display language for 

some functions.
Select the menu item for language from the 

Settings menu and make the desired 

setting. 

Setting units of measure

You can select which units of measure are 

to be used.
Select the menu item for units of measure 

from the Settings menu and confirm the 

desired setting. 

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Unit Europe-SI

128

Instruments, controls

Board information display 

3

, 

trip computer

3

 

The trip computer provides information on 

driving data, which is continually recorded 

and evaluated electronically. 
Access trip computer vehicle data by 

pressing the BC button on the infotainment 

system or the left adjuster wheel 3 on the 

steering wheel. 
Some information appears in the display in 

an abbreviated form. 
Once an audio function has been selected, 

the subsequent rows of the trip computer 

function are displayed. 
The functions are displayed in the following 

order:
z Instantaneous consumption

z Average consumption

z Effective consumption

z Average speed

z Distance travelled

z Range

z Stop watch 

Instantaneous consumption 

Display changes depending on speed: 

Average consumption 

Average consumption display. The 

measurement can be reset to zero and 

restarted at any time, see "Resetting trip 

computer information to zero". 
Effective consumption 

Used fuel quantity display. The 

measurement can be reset to zero and 

restarted at any time, see "Resetting trip 

computer information to zero". 
Average speed 

Average speed display. The measurement 

can be reset to zero and restarted at any 

time, see "Resetting trip computer 

information to zero".
Stoppages in the journey with the ignition 

off are not included in the calculations. 
Distance travelled 

Driven mileage display. The measurement 

can be reset to zero and restarted at any 

time, see "Resetting trip computer 

information to zero". 

Display in gal/h Below 8 mph (13 km/h)
Display in mpg

Above 8 mph (13 km/h)

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miles/gal

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Instruments, controls

Range

Range is calculated from current fuel tank 

content and instantaneous consumption. 

The display shows average values. 
After refuelling, the vehicle updates the 

range automatically after a brief delay. 
If less than 30 miles (50 km) can be driven 

with the fuel remaining in the tank, the 

warning "Range" appears on the display. 
If less than 20 miles (30 km) can be driven 

with the fuel remaining in the tank, the 

warning "Refuel!" 3 appears on the 

display. 
Acknowledge the menu item as described 

on page 130. 

Resetting trip computer information to 

zero (reset) 

The following trip computer information 

can be reset (reset and restart 

measurements or calculations):
z Average consumption

z Effective consumption

z Average speed

z Distance travelled.
Select the desired trip computer 

information.
Reset by pressing the left adjuster wheel 3 

on the steering wheel or the OK button on 

the Infotainment system.

Stop watch

Select function, operate with arrow keys:
z Select Start menu item using left arrow 

key, start/stop by pressing OK. 

z Select Reset menu item using right arrow 

key, reset by pressing OK. 

Operate using left adjuster wheel 3 on 

steering wheel:
z Press: start/stop.
Interruption of power supply 

If the power supply has been interrupted or 

if the battery voltage has dropped too low, 

the values stored in the trip computer will 

be lost. 

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