2019 OPEL INSIGNIA automatic transmission

294Vehicle care● A discharged vehicle battery canalready 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.
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 boosterbattery.
4. Connect the other end of the black
lead to a vehicle grounding point
of your vehicle in the engine
compartment.
Route the leads so that they cannot
catch on rotating parts in the engine
compartment.
To start the engine: 1. Start the engine of the vehicle providing the jump.
2. After five minutes, start the other engine. Start attempts should be
made for no longer than
15 seconds at an interval of one
minute.
3. Allow both engines to idle for approx. three minutes with the
leads connected.
4. Switch on electrical consumers (e.g. headlights, heated rear
window) of the vehicle receiving
the jump start.
5. Reverse above sequence exactly when removing leads.

Vehicle care295Towing
Towing the vehicle
Wrap a cloth around the tip of a flat
screwdriver to prevent paint damage.
Insert the screwdriver in the slot at the
edge of the cap. Release the cap by
levering it out carefully.
The towing eye is stowed with the
vehicle tools 3 277.
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.
Caution
Deactivate the driver assistance
systems like active emergency
braking 3 220, otherwise the
vehicle may automatically brake during towing.
Switch the selector lever to neutral.
Release the parking brake.
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

296Vehicle carelimitations 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 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.
Iinsert cap with the outer flange into
the recess and fix cap by pushing.Towing another vehicle
Wrap a cloth around the tip of a flat
screwdriver to prevent paint damage. Insert the screwdriver in the slot at the
edge of the cap. Release the cap by
levering it out carefully.
The towing eye is stowed with the
vehicle tools 3 277.
Screw in the towing eye as far as it will
go until it stops in a horizontal
position.
The lashing eye at the rear
underneath the vehicle must never be used as a towing eye.
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 a
vehicle.

Technical data311Performance
Grand SportEngineB15XHLB15XHTD16SHTMaximum speed [km/h]Manual transmission210/213 3)222/225 3)–4)Automatic transmission–218–4)3)
ECO
4) Value was not available at time of printing.EngineD16DTID16DTH
D20DTH
FWD 5)D20DTH
AWD 6)
D20DTR
Maximum speed [km/h]Manual transmission2053)211226223–Automatic transmission–205223–2333)
ECO
5) Front wheel drive
6) All wheel drive

312Technical dataSports TourerEngineB15XHLB15XHTB20NFTMaximum speed [km/h]Manual transmission207/210 3)218/221 3)–4)Automatic transmission–214–4)3)
ECO
4) Value was not available at time of printing.EngineD16DTID16DTH
D20DTH
FWD 5)D20DTH
AWD 6)
D20DTR
Maximum speed [km/h]Manual transmission202208223220–Automatic transmission–202220–2315)
Front wheel drive
6) All wheel drive

Technical data313Country TourerEngineB15XHLB15XHTMaximum speed [km/h]Manual transmission203213Automatic transmission–210EngineD16DTH
D20DTH
FWD 5)D20DTH
AWD 6)
D20DTR
Maximum speed [km/h]Manual transmission205220218–Automatic transmission200218–2285)
Front wheel drive
6) All wheel drive

314Technical dataVehicle weight
Kerb weight, basic model without any optional equipmentGrand SportEngineManual transmissionAutomatic transmission[kg]B15XHL1440/1456 7)–B15XHT1441/1472 7)1472D16SHT–8)–8)[kg]D16DTI1503–D16DTH15031520D20DTH15821613D20DTH
AWD 9)1683–D20DTR–1733/1772 10)7)
ECO
8) Value was not available at time of printing.
9) All wheel drive
10) GSi
Optional equipment and accessories increase the kerb weight.
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Technical data315Kerb weight, basic model without any optional equipmentSports TourerEngineManual transmissionAutomatic transmission[kg]B15XHL1487–B15XHT1487/15037)1522D16SHT–8)–8)[kg]D16DTI1522–D16DTH15671582D20DTH16331666D20DTH
AWD 9)1716–D20DTR–1772/1807 10)7)
ECO
8) Value was not available at time of printing.
9) All wheel drive
10) GSi
Optional equipment and accessories increase the kerb weight.
Loading information 3 85.