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Keys, doors, bonnet
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Open&Start system
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The Open&Start system allows the vehicle
to be locked and unlocked,
(
including the anti-theft locking system
and the Vauxhall alarm system
3
),
and the engine to be started and stopped
without a mechanical key. All the driver has
to do is keep the key on his person.
The windows of vehicles with electrically
operated windows in all doors
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can also
be opened or closed from outside using the
remote control of the electronic key -
see page 79.
On the Astra TwinTop, the roof can also be
opened or closed with the remote control of
the electronic key.
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The electronic key must be within the
external reception range about 1 metre
from the vehicle in order to lock and unlock
the vehicle.
If the electronic key is recognized as
"
authorised", the vehicle can be unlocked
by pulling a door handle or the button
beneath the tailgate handle and the doors
and the tailgate can be opened.
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When the Start / Stop button is pressed,
the system re-checks the authorisation.
The electronic key has to be recognised
in the interior in order to do this. After
the key has been authorised, the ignition
switches on. At the same time, the
electronic immobiliser is switched off and
the electro-mechanical steering column
lock is released.
Pressing the Start / Stop button again with
the brake or clutch pedal depressed or in
P
or
N
with automatic transmission
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starts
the engine. Press the button for at least one
second with the vehicle stationary or hold
until the engine starts.