Under the circumastances, would it be worth investing in a spare switch, which you could keep with the spare fanbelt, bulbs, etc?
Messrs s** and Murphy would explain that NEXT time it happens, it will be at the dead of night, in a carpark miles from anywhere.
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Glad to see an Omega thread is still visible whenever I visit 'Technical Maters'. Well done, Mark.
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Under the circumastances, would it be worth investing in a spare switch, which you could keep with the spare fanbelt, bulbs, etc? Messrs s** and Murphy would explain that NEXT time it happens, it will be at the dead of night, in a carpark miles from anywhere.
If the switch did fail miles from home, all you would have to do to get the gearbox out of Park is prise up the gearstick surround and poke a screwdriver down the hole to release the Park lock. As for not having brake lights, stick your arm out the window and use hand signals.
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Chilean wine would have been nice.
Winding the kids up not! They're just about in a school mood for next week, can't risk upset at this stage of the hols.
As for the car, would have been no problem....sounds just like a typical Citroen problem....both annoying and electrical but simple in the end!
David W
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Dynamic Dave wrote:...
all you would have to do to get the gearbox out of Park is prise up the gearstick surround and poke a screwdriver down the hole to release the Park lock.
Whilst Mark (RLBS) wrote:
Well, almost broke my back and neck getting in there, and dropped the torch on my own face at one point, but you were right, ...
Talk about the lesser of two evils!
Mark, why do they have this particular feature in the first place - it doesn't appear on my Astra.
And does the same apply when you have to take it out of "D" and into "R".
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Mark, why do they have this particular feature in the first place - it doesn't appear on my Astra.
Ian, I know you asked Mark, but owning an Auto Vectra and also having use of an Auto Astra, I can answer your question.
My Dads Astra (2002) has the same feature as the Omega and Vectra Auto - you have to press the brake pedal to get the box out of P. Presumably it is a safety feature As you are about to select a gear, you are prompted to put your foot on the brake to prevent moving off!
And does the same apply when you have to take it out of "D" and into "R".
No. Only when taking out of P. To move from D to R, you simply lift the lever just under the gear knob. You can however just pull the stick to go from R to N to D without lifting the lever.
As with all auto gear boxes it is sugested that you first apply the foot brake before selecting D or R from standstill. I rarely bother though.
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This was introduced on the Omega from 1997 onwads when it was introduced into the US and sold as the Cadillac Catera. My old Omega was a '96 and that didn't do it. Its a requirement in the US that you can't put the car into drive by accident - thats why ALL the cars in the US do it!
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The Omega's a Caddy, eh? (Canadian dialect)
Blimy.
Turnpikestormers then.
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Well, as its built in Germany and has an English engine I supose that the Caddy is actually an Omega!
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Further to my earlier post, you can't remove the ignition key until you have put the gearbox into "P" either.
Except you can on my Vectra because the previous owner forced the locking mechanism in the ignition switch.
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