Vauxhall AstraOwner's Manual
Introduction3Vehicle specific dataPlease enter your vehicle's data on
the previous page to keep it easily
accessible. This information is
available in the sections "Service and
maintenance" and "Technical data"
as well as on the identification plate.
Introduction
Your vehicle is a designed
combination of advanced technology, safety, environmental friendliness
and economy.
This Owner's Manual provides you
with all the necessary information to
enable you to drive your vehicle
safely and efficiently.
Make sure your passengers are
aware of the possible risk of accident
and injury which may result from
improper use of the vehicle.
You must always comply with the
specific laws and regulations of the
country that you are in. These laws
may differ from the information in this Owner's Manual.
Disregarding the description given in
this manual may affect your warranty.When this Owner's Manual refers to a
workshop visit, we recommend your
Vauxhall Authorised Repairer.
For gas vehicles, we recommend a
Vauxhall Authorised Repairer
licensed to service gas vehicles.
All Vauxhall Authorised Repairers
provide first-class service at
reasonable prices. Experienced
mechanics trained by Vauxhall work according to specific Vauxhall
instructions.
The customer literature pack should
always be kept ready to hand in the
vehicle.
Using this manual ● This manual describes all options
and features available for this
model. Certain descriptions,
including those for display and
menu functions, may not apply to
your vehicle due to model
variant, country specifications,
special equipment or
accessories.
● The "In brief" section will give you
an initial overview.● The table of contents at the beginning of this manual and
within each section shows where the information is located.
● The index will enable you to search for specific information.
● This Owner's Manual depicts left-
hand drive vehicles. Operation is similar for right-hand drive
vehicles.
● The Owner's Manual uses the factory engine designations. The
corresponding sales
designations can be found in the
section "Technical data".
● Directional data, e.g. left or right, or front or back, always relate to
the direction of travel.
● The vehicle display screens may not support your specific
language.
● Display messages and interior labelling are written in bold
letters.
4IntroductionDanger, Warnings andCautions9 Danger
Text marked 9 Danger provides
information on risk of fatal injury.
Disregarding this information may
endanger life.
9 Warning
Text marked 9 Warning provides
information on risk of accident or
injury. Disregarding this
information may lead to injury.
Caution
Text marked Caution provides
information on possible damage to
the vehicle. Disregarding this
information may lead to vehicle
damage.
Symbols
Page references are indicated with 3.
3 means "see page".
Page references and index entries
refer to the indented headings given
in the section table of content.
Chronological order to select menu
entries in the vehicle personalisation
is indicated with I.
Thank you for choosing a Vauxhall.
We wish you many hours of
pleasurable driving.
Your Vauxhall Team
Keys, doors and windows35Interior mirrors
Manual anti-dazzle
To reduce dazzle, adjust the lever on the underside of the mirror housing.
Automatic anti-dazzle
Dazzle from following vehicles at
night is automatically reduced.
Windows
Windscreen Windscreen stickers
Do not attach stickers such as toll
road stickers or similar on the
windscreen in the area of the interior
mirror. Otherwise the detection zone
of the sensor and the view area of the camera in the mirror housing could be
restricted.
Windscreen replacementCaution
If the vehicle has a front-looking
camera sensor for the driver
assistance systems, it is very
important that any windscreen
replacement is performed
accurately according to Vauxhall
specifications. Otherwise, these systems may not work properly
and there is a risk of unexpected
behaviour and/or messages from
these systems.
114Instruments and controlsPrivacy button
Press and hold j until an audio
message is heard to activate or
deactivate the transmission of the
vehicle location.
Press j to answer a call or to end a
call to an OnStar advisor.
Press j to access the Wi-Fi settings.
OnStar button
Press Z to establish a connection to
an OnStar advisor.
SOS button
Press [ to establish a priority
emergency connection to a specially
trained emergency advisor.
Status light
Green: The system is ready.
Green flashing: The system is on a
call.
Red: A problem arose.
Off: System is off.
Red / green flashing for a short period of time: Transmission of the vehicle
location has been deactivated.OnStar services
OnStar emergency services
OnStar emergency provides a service with specially trained emergency
advisors for contact, assistance and
information during an emergency.
In the case of an emergency situation
including vehicle breakdown, a flat
tyre or empty fuel tank, press [ and
talk to the advisor. The advisor then
contacts emergency or assistance
service providers and directs them to
your vehicle.
In the case of an accident with
activation of airbags or belt
tensioners, an automatic emergency
call is established. The advisor is
immediately connected to your
vehicle to see whether help is
needed.
OnStar Wi-Fi hotspot
The Wi-Fi hotspot of the vehicle
provides internet connectivity through
the 4G/LTE mobile network.
Notice
The Wi-Fi hotspot functionality is not available for all markets.Up to seven devices may be
connected.
To connect a mobile device with the
OnStar Wi-Fi hotspot:
1. Press j and then select Wi-Fi
settings on the Info-Display. The
settings displayed include the Wi-
Fi hotspot name (SSID),
password and connection type.
2. Start a Wi-Fi network search on your mobile device.
3. Select your vehicle hotspot (SSID) when listed.
4. When prompted, enter the password on your mobile device.
Notice
To change the SSID or password,
select Z and talk to an OnStar
advisor or logon to your account.
To switch off the Wi-Fi hotspot
functionality, press Z to call an
OnStar advisor.
Smartphone app
With the My Vauxhall smartphone
app, some vehicle functions can be
operated via a smartphone.
Lighting127They will switch off automatically after
a delay. This function works only in
the dark. Theatre lighting is activated
if the driver's door is opened during
this time.
Path lighting
Headlights, tail lights and number
plate lights illuminate the surrounding area for an adjustable time after
leaving the vehicle.
Activating
1. Switch off the ignition.
2. Remove the ignition key.
3. Open the driver's door.
4. Pull the turn signal lever.
5. Close the driver's door.
If the driver's door is not closed, the
lights switch off after two minutes.
Exit lighting is switched off
immediately if the turn signal lever is pulled while the driver's door is open.
This function can be activated or
deactivated in the vehicle
personalisation.
Select the relevant setting in Settings,
I Vehicle in the Info-Display.
Info-Display 3 102.
Vehicle personalisation 3 106.
The settings can be saved for the key being used 3 23.
Battery discharge protection Vehicle battery state of charge
function
The function guarantees longest
vehicle battery life via a generator
with controllable power output and
optimised power distribution.To prevent discharge of the vehicle
battery when driving, the following
systems are reduced automatically in
two stages and finally switched off:
● auxiliary heater
● heated rear window and mirrors ● heated seats
● fan
In the second stage, a message
which confirms the activation of the
vehicle battery discharge protection
will be displayed in the Driver
Information Centre.
Switching off electric lights
To prevent discharge of the vehicle
battery when the ignition is switched off, some interior lights are switched
off automatically after some time.
128Climate controlClimate controlClimate control systems.............128
Heating and ventilation system 128
Air conditioning system ...........129
Electronic climate control system .................................... 131
Auxiliary heater ........................136
Air vents ..................................... 136
Adjustable air vents .................136
Fixed air vents ......................... 136
Maintenance .............................. 137
Air intake ................................. 137
Pollen filter ............................... 137
Air conditioning regular
operation ................................ 137
Service .................................... 137Climate control systems
Heating and ventilation system
Controls for: ● temperature
● air distribution l, M and K
● fan speed Z
● demisting and defrosting V
Heated rear window Ü 3 38.
Temperature
red:warmblue:coldHeating will not be fully effective until
the engine has reached normal
operating temperature.
Air distributionl:to windscreen and front door
windowsM:to head area via adjustable air
ventsK:to foot well
All combinations are possible.
Fan speed
Adjust the air flow by switching the fan to the desired speed.
136Climate controlAutomatic air recirculationAn air humidity sensor switches
automatically to external air if internal air humidity is too high.
Basic settings
Some settings can be changed in the Settings menu in the Info-Display.
Vehicle personalisation 3 106.
Auxiliary heater
Air heater Quickheat is an electric auxiliary air
heater which automatically warms up
the passenger compartment more
quickly.Air vents
Adjustable air vents At least one air vent must be open
while cooling is on.
To open the vent, turn the adjuster
wheel towards the bigger W symbol.
Adjust the air amount at the vent
outlet by turning the adjuster wheel.
Direct the flow of air by tilting and
swivelling the slats.
To close the vent, turn the adjuster
wheel towards the smaller W symbol.
9 Warning
Do not attach any objects to the
slats of the air vents. Risk of
damage and injury in case of an
accident.
Fixed air vents
Additional air vents are located
beneath the windscreen and door windows and in the foot wells.