Display Setting: 2020 Vauxhall Astra K Screen Messages Guide

These Display Setting: 2020 Vauxhall Astra K Screen Messages Guide tells users important things about the different messages and alerts that can show up on the car’s screen. This guide is a useful resource for understanding and reacting to messages from the car’s systems, like alerts for possible problems with the engine or other parts, low tyre pressure warnings, or maintenance reminders. By reading the guide and getting to know the messages, drivers can stay up to date on the state of their vehicle and take the right steps to make sure it runs safely and efficiently.

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Displays

Driver Information Centre

The Driver Information Centre is located in the instrument cluster.
Depending on the version and the instrument cluster, the Driver Information Centre is available as a Base-level display or Uplevel display.
Driver Information Centre indicates depending on the equipment:

• overall and trip odometer
• vehicle information
• trip/fuel information
• driving economy information
• vehicle and warning messages
• audio and infotainment information
• phone information
• navigation information
• vehicle settings

Base-level display
Selecting menus and functions The menus and functions can be selected via the buttons on the indicator lever.
Press MENU to switch between the main menus or to return from a submenu to the next higher menu level.
Turn the adjuster wheel to select a submenu of the main menu or to set a numeric value.
Press SET/CLR to select and confirm a function.
Vehicle and service messages are popped up in the Driver Information Centre if required. Confirm messages by pressing SET/CLR.
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Main menu
The main menus are:

• Trip/fuel information, is displayed, see the description below.
• Vehicle information, is displayed by ?, see description below.
• Eco information, displayed by @, see description below.

Some of the displayed functions differ when the vehicle is being driven or at a standstill and some functions are only active when the vehicle is being driven.

Uplevel display
Selecting menus and functions The menus and functions can be selected via the buttons on the right side of the steering wheel.
Press è to open the main menu page. Browse through the main menu by pressing è or é. Confirm a main menu page with Å.
Press å or ä to browse through submenu pages of the currently selected main menu entry. Use these buttons also to alter a numeric value. Press Å to select a function or check a box in a dialogue. Vehicle and service messages are popped up in the Driver Information Centre if required. Confirm messages by pressing Å. Vehicle messages 3 119.

Main menu
The main menus are:

• Trip/fuel information, displayed by Info.
• Audio information, displayed by Audio.
• Navigation information, displayed by Navigation.
• Phone information, displayed by Phone.
• Vehicle information is displayed by Options.

Some of the displayed functions differ when the vehicle is being driven or at a standstill and some functions are only active when the vehicle is being driven.
The uplevel instrument cluster can be displayed as Sport mode or Tour mode. See Options menu, Display.

Info Menu
The following list contains all possible Info Menu pages. Some may not be available for your particular vehicle. Depending on the display some functions are symbolized.

• Speed
• Trip 1 / Trip A, containing: Distance
  Fuel Economy / Average Fuel Economy
  Average Speed
• Trip 2 / Trip B, containing: Distance
  Fuel Economy / Average Fuel Economy
  Average Speed
• Fuel / Fuel Information, containing:
  Fuel Range
  Instant Fuel Economy
• Oil Life
• Tyre Pressure
• Timer
• Traffic Sign Memory
• The following Distance
• Driver Assistance
• Top Consumers
• Economy Trend
• ECO Index
• AdBlue Level

On the level display, the pages Oil Life, Tyre Pressure, Following Distance, Traffic Sign Memory, AdBlue Level, Tyre Load, and Speed Warning are displayed in the Vehicle information menu, select.

Speed
Digital display of the instantaneous speed.

Trip 1/A or 2/B
Two independent pages 1/A and 2/B display the current distance, average fuel consumption, and average speed since a certain reset.
The distance indicator counts up to a distance of 9,999 miles then restarts at 0.
To reset on level, press Å and confirm the reset. On the Uplevel display, press é and confirm with Å. This only resets the values on the current displayed page. The other Trip page stays unaffected.

Fuel /Fuel Information Fuel Range
The range is calculated from the current fuel tank level and current consumption. The display shows average values. After refueling, the range is updated automatically after a brief delay. When the fuel level in the tank is low, a message appears on the display, and control indicator Y in the fuel gauge illuminates.
When the tank must be refueled immediately, a warning message appears and remains on the display. Additionally, control indicator Y in the fuel gauge flashes 3 110. Instant Fuel Economy Display of the instantaneous consumption.

Oil Life
Indicates an estimate of the oil’s useful life. The number in % means the remaining current oil life is 3 104.

Tyre Pressure
Checks tire pressure of all wheels during driving 3 248.

Timer
Base level display: start and stop the timer with Å. To reset, hold Å when the timer is not running.
Uplevel display: To start or stop the timer, press Å, and Å again. To reset, press Å, choose Reset, and confirm with Å.

Traffic Sign Memory
Displays the detected traffic signs for the current route section 3 203.

The following Distance
Displays the distance in seconds to a preceding moving vehicle 3 186. If Adaptive cruise control is active this page shows the following distance setting instead.

Driver Assistance
Displays the status of several driver assistance systems: Adaptive cruise control 3 177. Forward collision alert 3 184. Lane keeps assisting 3 207.

AdBlue Level
Displays the level of the AdBlue tank 3 160.

Eco information menu

• Top Consumers
• Economy Trend
• ECO Index

On Uplevel the pages Top Consumers, Economy Trend, and ECO Index are displayed in the Info Menu, see above.

Top Consumers
A list of top comfort consumers currently switched on is displayed in descending order. Fuel-saving potential is indicated.
During sporadic driving conditions, the engine will activate the heated rear window automatically to increase the engine load. In this event, the heated rear window is indicated as one of the top consumers, without activation by the driver.

Economy Trend
Displays the average consumption development over a distance of
31 miles. Filled segments display the consumption in 3.1-mile steps and show the effect of topography or driving behavior on fuel consumption.

ECO Index
The average fuel consumption is indicated on an economic scale. For economical driving, adapt the driving style to keep the indicator within the green area. The more the indicator moves towards red, the higher the fuel consumption. Simultaneously the average consumption value is indicated.
Depending on the vehicle version, the Eco Index shows values referring to trip odometer page A/1 or the current driving cycle. In the last case, the indicator is reset when the ignition is switched on the next time.

Audio menu
Enables browsing for music, selecting from favorites, or changing the audio source. For further information, see the Infotainment manual.

Phone menu
Enables managing and performing phone calls, scrolling through contacts, or operating hands-free phoning. For further information, see the Infotainment manual.

Navigation menu
Enables route guidance. For further information, see the Infotainment manual.

Vehicle information menu Options
The following list contains all possible Options Menu pages. Some may not be available for your particular vehicle. Depending on the display some functions are symbolized.

• Units
• Display
• Info Page Options
• Home Page Options
• Adaptive Cruise
• Speed Warning
• Tyre Load
• Gauges
• Software Information
• AdBlue Level

Units
Select display unit system: imperial or metric.

Display
Press é and select Sport or Touring mode. Sport mode includes more vehicle information, Tour mode includes more media information.
This setting is only available with the Uplevel display.

Info Page Options
A list of all pages in the Info Menu is displayed, see above. Select the pages to be displayed in the Info Menu. Selected pages have a 0. Non-viewable functions have a blank checkbox.

Home Page Options
Select, which values are shown on the Driver Information Center home page, e.g. speed or fuel range.

Adaptive Cruise
Activates or deactivates adaptive cruise control 3 177.

Speed Warning
The speed warning page allows you to set a speed that you do not want to exceed. The speed limit can only be set when a speed warning is enabled. Once the speed is set, this feature can be turned off by pressing Å while viewing this page. If the selected speed limit is exceeded, a pop-up warning is displayed with a chime.

Tyre Load
The tire pressure category according to the actual tire inflation pressure can be selected 3 248.

Gauges

• Oil Temperature
  Displays engine oil temperature in degrees Celsius.
• Battery Voltage
  Displays the vehicle battery voltage. During engine running voltage can vary between 12 V and 15.5 V. Temporary voltage below 12 V is possible when a high electrical load is used.
• AdBlue
  Displays the level of the Adblue tank 3 160.
• IFE-AFE
  Displays both instantaneous and average fuel economy.
• Fuel Range
  Displays average remaining distance with remaining fuel in the tank.
• Blank Page
  Displays a blank gauge.

Software information
Displays the open source software information.

Info Display
The Info Display is located in the instrument panel near the instrument cluster.
Depending on the vehicle configuration, the vehicle has one of the following Infotainment systems:

• Multimedia
  or
• Multimedia Navi
  or
• Multimedia Navi Pro
  The Info Display can indicate:
• outside temperature 3 94
• Infotainment system, see the description in the Infotainment manual
• climate control settings 3 140
• rear view camera 3 201
• parking assist instructions
• navigation, see the description in the Infotainment manual
• system messages
• settings for vehicle personalization 3 121

Multimedia Navi
Selecting menus and settings Menus and settings are accessed via the display.
Press ) to switch on the display.
Press ! to display the home screen.
Touch the required menu display icon with the finger. Touch a respective icon to confirm a selection. Touch 1 to return to the next higher menu level. Press ! to return to the home screen. For further information, see the Infotainment manual. Vehicle personalization 3 121.

Multimedia / Multimedia Navi Pro
Selecting menus and settings There are three options to operate the display:

• via buttons below the display
• by touching the touchscreen with the finger
• via speech recognition

Button operation
Press ) to switch on the display.
Press ! to display the home screen.
Press BACK to exit a menu without changing a setting.
For further information, see the Infotainment manual.
Touchscreen operation
Display must be switched on by pressing ). Touch ! to select the home screen.
Touch the required menu display icon or select a function with a finger.
Scroll a longer submenu list with the finger up or down.
Confirm a required function or selection by touching.
Touch O to exit a menu with saving of the changed setting.
Touch the icon & leave a menu without saving.
Touch ! to return to the home screen.
For further information, see the Infotainment manual.
Speech recognition
Description see Infotainment manual.
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Vehicle messages
Messages are indicated in the Driver Information Centre, in some cases together with a warning chime.
On Midlevel display press SET/CLR on the indicator lever to confirm a message.
On the Uplevel display press 9 on the steering wheel to confirm a message.

Vehicle and service messages
The vehicle messages are displayed as text. Follow the instructions given in the messages.

Messages in the Info Display
Some important messages may appear additionally in the Info Display. Some messages only pop up for a few seconds.

Warning chimes
If several warnings appear at the same time, only one warning chime will sound.

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When starting the engine or whilst driving
The warning chime regarding not fastened seat belts has priority over any other warning chime.

• If the seat belt is not fastened.
• If a door or the tailgate is not fully closed when starting.
• If a certain speed is exceeded with the parking brake applied.
• If adaptive cruise control deactivates automatically.
• If approaching a vehicle ahead too closely.
• If a programmed speed or speed limit is exceeded.
• If a warning message appears in the Driver Information Centre.
• If the electronic key is not in the passenger compartment.
• If the parking assist detects an object.
• If an unintended lane change occurs.
• If the exhaust filter has reached the maximum filling level.
• If the safety function of the power tailgate detects obstacles in the moving area.

When the vehicle is parked and /or the driver’s door is opened

• With exterior lights on.

During an Autostop

• If the driver’s door is opened.
• If any condition for an Autostop is not fulfilled.

Battery voltage
When the vehicle battery voltage is running low, a warning message will appear in the Driver Information Centre.

1. Switch off any electrical consumers that are not required for a safe drive, e.g. seat heating, heated rear window, or other main consumers.
2. Charge the vehicle battery by driving continuously for a while or by using a charging device.

The warning message will disappear after the engine has been started twice without a voltage drop.
If the vehicle battery cannot be recharged, have the cause of the fault remedied by a workshop.

Vehicle personalisation

The vehicle’s behavior can be personalized by changing the settings in the Info Display.
Some of the personal settings for different drivers can be memorized individually for each vehicle key.

Memorised settings
Depending on vehicle equipment and country-specific regulations some of the functions described below may not be available.
Some functions are only displayed or active when the engine is running.

Personal settings
Multimedia Navi
Press !, select Settings, and then Vehicle on the touchscreen.
In the corresponding submenus, the following settings can be changed:
Vehicle

• Climate & Air Quality
  Auto Fan Max Speed: Modifies the level of the cabin airflow of the climate control in automatic mode.
  Auto Heated Seats: Automatically activates the seat heating.
  Auto Defog: Supports windscreen dehumidification by automatically selecting the necessary settings and automatic air conditioning mode.
  Auto Rear Defog: Automatically activates heated rear window.
• Collision / Detection Systems Rear View Camera Guidelines: Activates or deactivates the rearview camera guidelines on the Info Display.
  Forward Collision Alert: Activates or deactivates forward collision alert.
  Auto Collision Preparation: Activates or deactivates the automatic brake functionality of the vehicle in the event of imminent collision danger. The following is selectable: the system will take over brake control, warn by chimes only or is deactivated completely.
  Forward Collision System: Activates or deactivates warning chimes or automatic brake functionality in the event of imminent collision danger.
  Front pedestrian detection: Activates or deactivates warning chimes or automatic brake functionality of the pedestrian detection system.
  Rear Cross Traffic Alert: Activates or deactivates rear cross-traffic alert.
  Park Assist: Activates or deactivates the parking assist. Activation is selectable with or without attached trailer coupling.
  Go Notifier: Activates or deactivates the reminder message to drive off when the adaptive cruise control holds the vehicle at a standstill.
  Side Blind Zone Alert: Activates or deactivates side blind zone alert.
• Comfort and Convenience Auto Memory Recall: Changes the settings to the recall of memorized settings for power seat adjustment.
  Easy Exit Driver Seat: Activates or deactivates the easy exit function of the power seat.
  Chime Volume: Changes the volume of warning chimes.
  Reverse Tilt Mirror: Activates or deactivates the parking assist function of the exterior mirrors.
  Auto Mirror Folding: Activates or deactivates folding of the exterior mirrors with the remote control.
  Personalization By Driver: Activates or deactivates the personalization function.
  Rain Sense Wipers: Activates or deactivates automatic wiping with rain sensors.
  Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear: Activates or deactivates automatic switching on of the rear window wiper when reverse gear is engaged.
  Extended Hill Start Assist: Toggles between hill start assist and extended hold hill start assist
• Lighting
  Vehicle Locator Lights: Activates or deactivates the entry lighting.
  Exit Lighting: Activates or deactivates and changes the duration of exit lighting.
  Left or Right-Hand Traffic: Changes between lighting for left or right-hand traffic.
  Adaptive Forward Lighting: Changes the settings of the functions of the LED headlights.
• Power Door Locks
  Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out: Activates or deactivates the door locking function while a door is open.
  Auto Door Lock: Activates or deactivates the automatic door locking function after driving off. Delayed Door Lock: Activates or deactivates the delayed door locking function. This feature delays the actual locking of the doors until all doors are closed.
• Remote Lock, Unlock, Start Remote Unlock Light Feedback: Activates or deactivates the hazard warning flasher feedback whilst unlocking.
  Remote Lock Feedback: Changes what kind of feedback is given when locking the vehicle.
  Remote Door Unlock: Changes the configuration to unlock only the driver’s door or the whole vehicle whilst unlocking.
  Relock Remotely Unlocked Doors: Activates or deactivates the automatic relock function after unlocking without opening the vehicle.
  Remote Window Operation: Activates or deactivates the operation of power windows with an electronic key.
  Passive Door Unlock: Changes the configuration to unlock only the driver’s door or the whole vehicle whilst unlocking.
  Passive Door Lock: Activates or deactivates the passive locking function. This feature locks the vehicle automatically after several seconds if all doors have been closed and an electronic key has been removed from the vehicle.
  Remote Left in Vehicle Alert: Activates or deactivates the warning chime when the electronic key remains in the vehicle.

Personal settings
Multimedia / Multimedia Navi Pro Press !, then select the % icon.
The Settings menu contains the following submenus, which can be selected in the upper menu bar:

• System
• Apps
• Vehicle
• Personal

System
Select Language to open a list of available languages for the Info Display and Driver Information Center. Select the desired language.

Apps
See the Infotainment manual.

Vehicle

• Climate and Air Quality
  Auto Fan Speed: Modifies the level of the cabin airflow of the climate control in automatic mode.
  Auto-heated seats: Automatically activates the seat heating.
  Auto Demist: Supports windscreen dehumidification by automatically selecting the necessary settings and automatic air conditioning mode.
  Auto Rear Demist: Automatically activates heated rear window.
• Collision/Detection Systems Forward Collision System: Deactivates the system completely, and activates warning chimes only or warning chimes in combination with automatic brake functionality.
  Front Pedestrian Detection: Activates warning chimes only or warning chimes in combination with automatic brake functionality or deactivates the system completely.
  Adaptive Cruise Go Notifier: Activates or deactivates the reminder message to drive off when the adaptive cruise control holds the vehicle at a standstill.
  Lane Change Alert: Activates or deactivates side blind zone alert.
  Park Assist: Activates or deactivates the parking assist. Activation is selectable with or without attached trailer coupling.
  Rear Cross Traffic Alert: Activates or deactivates rear cross-traffic alert.
• Comfort and Convenience Auto Memory Recall: Changes the settings to the recall of memorized settings for power seat adjustment.
  Easy Exit Driver’s Seat: Activates or deactivates the easy exit function of the power seat.
  Chime Volume: Changes the volume of warning chimes.
  Handsfree Liftgate/Boot Lid Control: Changes the hands-free function settings of the power tailgate.
  Reverse Tilt Mirror: Changes the parking assist function of the exterior mirrors.
  Auto Mirror Folding: Activates or deactivates folding of the exterior mirrors with the remote control.
  Personalization by Driver: Activates or deactivates the personalization function, depending on which key is being used.
  Rain Sense Wipers: Activates or deactivates automatic wiping with rain sensors.
  Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear: Activates or deactivates automatic switching on of the rear window wiper when reverse gear is engaged.
  Extended Hill Start Assist: Toggles between hill start assist and extended hold hill start assist
• Lighting
  Vehicle Locator Lights: Activates or deactivates the entry lighting.
  Exit Lighting: Activates or deactivates and changes the duration of exit lighting.
  Left or Right-Hand Traffic: Changes between lighting for left or right-hand traffic.
  Adaptive Forward Lighting: Changes the settings of the LED headlights.
• Power Door Locks
  Open Door Anti-Lock Out: Activates or deactivates the door locking function while a door is open.
  Auto Door Lock: Activates or deactivates the automatic door locking function after driving off. Delayed Door Lock: Activates or deactivates the delayed door locking function. This feature delays the actual locking of the doors until all doors are closed
• Remote Lock, Unlock, and Start Remote Unlock Light Feedback:
  Activates or deactivates the hazard warning flasher feedback whilst unlocking.
  Remote Lock Feedback: Changes what kind of feedback is given when locking the vehicle.
  Remote Door Unlock: Changes the configuration to unlock only the driver’s door or the whole vehicle whilst unlocking. Relock
  Doors Unlocked Remotely: Activates or deactivates the automatic relock function after unlocking without opening the vehicle.
  Remote Window Operation: Activates or deactivates the operation of power windows with an electronic key.
  Passive Door Unlock: Changes the configuration to unlock only the driver’s door or the whole vehicle whilst unlocking. Passive Door Lock: Activates or deactivates the passive locking function. This feature locks the vehicle automatically after several seconds if all doors have been closed and an electronic key has been removed from the vehicle.
  Remote Left in Vehicle Alert: Activates or deactivates the warning chime when the electronic key remains in the vehicle.

Personal
See the Infotainment manual.

Telematics service

Emergency call
Emergency call function
Vehicles featuring the emergency call function are equipped with a red SOS button in the overhead console.
The emergency call function will establish a connection to the nearest public safety answering point (PSAP). A minimum set of data including vehicle and location information will be sent to the PSAP.

Notice
Establishing an emergency call may not be possible in areas without sufficient network availability or due to hardware damage during an accident.

Automatic crash notification
In case of an accident with airbag deployment, an automatic emergency call is established and an automatic crash notification will be transmitted to the next public safety answering point.

Emergency assistance
In case of an emergency, you can also manually place an emergency call by pressing the red SOS button for more than two seconds. The LED flashes to confirm that a connection to the nearest PSAP is being established. The LED illuminates steadily as long as the call is active.
Pressing the SOS button immediately a second time will terminate the call. The LED switches off.

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