Vauxhall Astra 2023 - Electric Drive Unit

Driving and operating 135
Electric drive unit
The vehicle uses an electric drive unit
with a 1-gear transmission.
Caution
If the vehicle seems to accelerate
slowly or not respond when you try
to go faster, do not continue your
journey. The electric drive unit
could be damaged. Consult a
workshop as soon as possible.
Caution
Spinning the tyres or holding the
vehicle in one place on a hill using
only the accelerator pedal may
damage the electric drive unit. If
you are stuck, do not spin the
tyres. When stopping on a hill, use
the brakes to hold the vehicle in
place.
Move the selector or press the
respective buttons.
P : park mode
R : reverse mode
N : neutral mode
D : automatic mode
B : automatic mode with one-pedal
driving
After moving the selector it returns to
the centre position. The engaged
mode is indicated in the Driver
Information Centre.
Moving the selector beyond the
resistance point skips neutral mode
N.
Never depress the accelerator pedal
and brake pedal at the same time.
When D or R is engaged, the vehicle
slowly begins to creep when the
brake is released.
Park mode P
To engage P, press button P when
vehicle is stationary. In P, the front
wheels of the vehicle are blocked.
To disengage P, depress the brake
pedal and select the desired mode.
P is automatically engaged when
● the ignition is switched off
● the driver's door is opened while
the vehicle's speed is below
3 mph
● N has been selected for some
time
If the vehicle is moving too fast P is
not engaged.
Reverse mode R
To engage or disengage R, the
vehicle must be at standstill and the
brake pedal has to be depressed.