2015.5 VAUXHALL INSIGNIA transmission

Vehicle care263
■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 care265
VXR: 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 3 248.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 30 mph. There is
no distance limitation.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
and Front-wheel drive: The vehicle
must be towed facing forwards, not
faster than 50 mph nor further than
60 miles . In all other cases and when
the transmission is defective, the front
axle must be raised off the ground.

266Vehicle 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 30 mph and for a maximum of
30 miles. If the front axle has been
raised, the maximum speed is
30 mph. 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.
VXR: 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, VXR: 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 3 248.

Technical data281Performance5-door Hatchback/4-door SaloonEngineB14NET
B14NET
LPG
B16SHLA18XERB20NHT
B20NHT
AWD 5)
A28NER
Maximum speed 6)
[mph]Manual transmission127121137127155155155 7)
/168Automatic transmission––130–152152155 7)
/1655) All wheel drive.
6) 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.
7) Limited speed.
EngineA20DTLA20DTA20DTEA20DTEecoFLEX 88kWecoFLEX 103kWMaximum speed 6)
[mph]Manual transmission118127121127Automatic transmission–127––6) 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.

282Technical dataEngine
A20DTH
B20DTHA20DTH
B20DTH
A20DTRA20DTR
AWD 5)AWD5)Maximum speed 6)
[mph]Manual transmission140137143–Automatic transmission1301301431405) All wheel drive.
6) 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.
Sports Tourer
EngineB14NETB14NET LPGB16SHLA18XERB20NHTB20NHTA28NERAWD 5)Maximum speed 6)
[mph]Manual transmission124118134124152149155 7)
/165Automatic transmission––127–149146155 7)
/1625) All wheel drive.
6) 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.
7) Limited speed.

Technical data283EngineA20DTLA20DTA20DTEA20DTEecoFLEX 88kWecoFLEX 103kWMaximum speed6)
[mph]Manual transmission115124118124Automatic transmission–123––6) 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.
Engine
A20DTH
B20DTHA20DTH
B20DTH
A20DTRA20DTR
AWD 5)AWD5)Maximum speed 6)
[mph]Manual transmission137134140–Automatic transmission1301291401375) All wheel drive.
6) 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.

284Technical data
Country Tourer
EngineB16SHLB20NHT
A20DTH
B20DTHA20DTH
B20DTH
A20DTR
AWD 5)AWD5)AWD 5)Maximum speed 6)
[mph]Manual transmission134146137134–Automatic transmission1271431301241305) All wheel drive.
6) 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 data285Vehicle weight
Kerb weight, basic model without any optional equipment4-door SaloonEngineManual transmissionAutomatic transmission[kg]B14NET 8)1513–B14NET LPG1581–B16SHL–1613B16SHL8)1571–A18XER1513–B20NHT–1613B20NHT 8)1614–B20NHT - All-wheel drive–1788B20NHT - All-wheel drive 8)1733–A28NER - All-wheel drive18101835