In brief

Transmission

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Manual transmission

Manual transmission Reverse: with the vehicle stationary, wait 3 seconds after depressing clutch pedal and then pull up the button on the selector lever and engage the gear. If the gear does not engage, set the lever to neutral, release the clutch pedal and depress again; then repeat gear selection.

Manual transmission.

Manual transmission automated

Manual transmission automated = drive. = neutral.
= higher gear. = drive.
= lower gear. = higher gear.
= switch between automatic = lower gear.
and = switch between automatic
and
manual mode. lever lock). = reverse gear (with selector
lever lock).

Manual transmission automated.

Automatic transmission
Automatic transmission P = park. R = reverse. N = neutral.

D = drive.

The selector lever can only be moved out of P or N when the ignition is on and the foot brake is depressed (selector lever lock). To engage P or R, push button on selector lever.

The automatic transmission is available in two versions.

Test yourself

A quick Opel Corsa quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.