2014 OPEL INSIGNIA transmission

Vehicle care253
■Never expose the vehicle battery to
naked flames or sparks.
■ A discharged vehicle battery can already freeze at a temperature of
0 °C. Defrost the frozen battery
before connecting jump leads.
■ Wear eye protection and protective
clothing when handling a battery.
■ Use a booster battery with the same voltage (12 Volts). Its
capacity (Ah) must not be much less than that of the discharged
vehicle battery.
■ Use jump leads with insulated terminals and a cross section of at
least 16 mm 2
(25 mm 2
for diesel
engines).
■ Do not disconnect the discharged vehicle battery from the vehicle.
■ Switch off all unnecessary electrical
consumers.
■ Do not lean over the vehicle battery
during jump starting.
■ Do not allow the terminals of one lead to touch those of the other
lead.■ The vehicles must not come into contact with each other during the
jump starting process.
■ Apply the parking brake, transmission in neutral, automatic
transmission in P.
■ If there is a cover over the vehicle
battery, remove it to charge or jumpstart the vehicle battery. Lift up the
cover at the rear and unlatch it at
the front.
■ Open the positive terminal protection caps of both vehicle
batteries.
Lead connection order:
1. Connect the red lead to the positive terminal of the booster
battery.
2. Connect the other end of the red lead to the positive terminal of the
discharged battery.
3. Connect the black lead to the negative terminal of the booster
battery.
4. Connect the other end of the black
lead to a vehicle grounding point,
such as the engine block or an
engine mounting bolt. Connect as

Vehicle care255
OPC: insert screwdriver in the slot at
the upper bend of the cap. Release
the cap by carefully moving the
screwdriver downwards. To prevent
damage it is recommended to place a cloth between the screwdriver and
the frame.
The towing eye is stowed with the
vehicle tools 3 239.Screw in the towing eye as far as it will
go until it stops in a horizontal
position.
Attach a tow rope – or better still a tow
rod – to the towing eye.
The towing eye must only be used for towing and not for recovering the
vehicle.
Switch on ignition to release steering wheel lock and to permit operation of
brake lights, horn and windscreen
wiper.
Transmission in neutral.
Caution
Drive slowly. Do not drive jerkily.
Excessive tractive force can
damage the vehicle.
When the engine is not running,
considerably more force is needed to
brake and steer.
To prevent the entry of exhaust gases from the towing vehicle, switch on the
air recirculation and close the
windows.
Vehicles with manual transmission
and All-wheel drive: If the vehicle is
towed with all four wheels on the
ground then there are no technical
limitations for speed and distance. If
only one axle has been raised, the
maximum speed is 50 km/h. There is
no distance limitation.
Vehicles with automatic transmission and Front-wheel drive: The vehicle
must be towed facing forwards, not
faster than 80 km/h nor further than
100 km. In all other cases and when
the transmission is defective, the front axle must be raised off the ground.

256Vehicle care
Vehicles with automatic transmissionand All-wheel drive: The vehicle must
be towed facing forwards. If the
vehicle is towed with all four wheels
on the ground, the maximum speed is 50 km/h and for a maximum of
50 km. If the front axle has been
raised, the maximum speed is
50 km/h. There is no distance
limitation.
Seek the assistance of a workshop. After towing, unscrew the towing eye.5-door Hatchback, 4-door Saloon,
Sports Tourer: insert cap at the
bottom, turn slightly clockwise and
close cap.
Country Tourer: insert cap with the
upper flange into the recess and fix
cap by pushing.
OPC: insert cap with the lower flange
into the recess. Push the cap into the bumper.
Towing another vehicle
5-door Hatchback, 4-door Saloon,
Sports Tourer, OPC: disengage cap
at bottom and remove downwards.
Country Tourer: insert a screwdriver
in the slot at the lower edge of the cap. Release the cap by carefully moving
the screwdriver downwards. To
prevent damage it is recommended to place a cloth between the screwdriver
and the frame.
The towing eye is stowed with the
vehicle tools 3 239.

Technical data271Performance5-door Hatchback/4-door SaloonEngineB14NETB14NET LPGA16XHTA18XERA20NHT
A20NHT
AWD 3)
A28NER
Maximum speed 4)
[km/h]Manual transmission205195220205250250250 5)
/270Automatic transmission––210–245245250 5)
/265EngineA20DTLA20DTA20DTEA20DTEecoFLEX 88kWecoFLEX 103kWMaximum speed 4)
[km/h]Manual transmission190205195205Automatic transmission–204––3) All wheel drive
4) The maximum speed indicated is achievable at kerb weight (without driver) plus 200 kg payload. Optional equipment
could reduce the specified maximum speed of the vehicle.
5) Limited speed.

272Technical dataEngineA20DTHA20DTHA20DTRA20DTRAWD3)AWD3)Maximum speed 4)
[km/h]Manual transmission220215230–Automatic transmission210210230225
Sports Tourer
EngineB14NETB14NET LPGA16XHTA18XERA20NHTA20NHTA28NERAWD 3)Maximum speed 4)
[km/h]Manual transmission200190215200245240250 5)
/265Automatic transmission––205–240235250 5)
/2603) All wheel drive
4) The maximum speed indicated is achievable at kerb weight (without driver) plus 200 kg payload. Optional equipment
could reduce the specified maximum speed of the vehicle.
5) Limited speed.

Technical data273EngineA20DTLA20DTA20DTEA20DTEecoFLEX 88kWecoFLEX 103kWMaximum speed4)
[km/h]Manual transmission185200190200Automatic transmission–198––EngineA20DTHA20DTHA20DTRA20DTRAWD 3)AWD 3)Maximum speed 4)
[km/h]Manual transmission215210225–Automatic transmission2102082252204) The maximum speed indicated is achievable at kerb weight (without driver) plus 200 kg payload. Optional equipment
could reduce the specified maximum speed of the vehicle.
3) All wheel drive

274Technical data
Country TourerEngineA20NHTA20DTHA20DTRAWD3)AWD3)AWD 3)Maximum speed 4)
[km/h]Manual transmission235205–Automatic transmission2302002103) All wheel drive
4) The maximum speed indicated is achievable at kerb weight (without driver) plus 200 kg payload. Optional equipment
could reduce the specified maximum speed of the vehicle.

Technical data275Vehicle weight
Kerb weight, basic model without any optional equipment4-door SaloonEngineManual transmissionAutomatic transmission[kg]B14NET 6)1503–B14NET LPG1571–A16XHT–1613A16XHT6)1571–A18XER1503–A20NHT–1613A20NHT 6)1614–A20NHT - All-wheel drive–1788A20NHT - All-wheel drive 6)1733–A28NER - All-wheel drive181018356)
With stop-start function.