Opel Corsa: Automatic transmission / Manual mode
Manual mode M can be activated
from position D in each driving
situation and speed.
![Opel Corsa. Manual mode](images/manual_mode-1799/1671/opel_corsa_manual_mode_447.gif)
Press button M.
Pull steering wheel paddles to select
gears manually.
Pull right paddle + to shift to a higher
gear.
Pull left paddle - to shift to a lower
gear.
Multiple pulls allow gears to be
skipped.
The selected gear is indicated in the
instrument cluster.
If a higher gear is selected when
vehicle speed is too low, or a lower
gear when vehicle speed is too high,
the shift is not executed. This can
cause a message in the Driver
Information Centre.
In manual mode, no automatic
shifting to a higher gear takes place
at high engine revolutions.
Gear shift indication
The symbol
or
with a number
beside it is indicated when
gearshifting is recommended for fuel
saving reasons.
Shift indication appears only in
manual mode.
Following a cold start, the operating
temperature programme increases
engine speed to quickly bring the
catalytic converter to the required
temperature...
Other information:
Remove the cap.
The towing eye is stowed with the
vehicle tools.
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...
Enables operation of the following
functions via the use of the remote
control buttons:
central locking system
anti-theft locking system
anti-theft alarm system
tailgate unlocking and opening
power windows
mirrors folding
vehicle locator lighting
peripheral lighting
The remote control has a range of up
to 100 m, but may also be much less
due to external influences...