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1995 Holden Barina Swing, S on dash?

Xpression6

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Hi there,

Just bought a 95 Barina for my girlfriends first car, when i got it home I noticed it had a S symbol on the dash that is circled in a sun, does anyone know what this is at all?
 

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From memory......
A. Is there a 'S' on top of the auto shift lever, which is for changing the shift pattern in the box, raising the RPM shift points and cuts out overdrive.
B. There could be an unmarked button somewhere for 'Snow' mode, which is a sort of traction control, limits RPM and first > second gear shift.
C. If manual, possibly disregard A and/or B.
 

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From memory......
A. Is there a 'S' on top of the auto shift lever, which is for changing the shift pattern in the box, raising the RPM shift points and cuts out overdrive.
B. There could be an unmarked button somewhere for 'Snow' mode, which is a sort of traction control, limits RPM and first > second gear shift.
C. If manual, possibly disregard A and/or B.

I've looked through the owners manual that came with the car, it says its a "Sporty Shift" mode. I've tried to press the small button on the top of the auto shift lever to see if it changes, but it remains on.

I haven't had much luck finding any more information on the car, apart from paying $50 for a Haynes manual. I drove the car later this afternoon and if you put any more than toe pressure on the pedal, it'll kick down a gear and rev its guts out.

Would there be a chance of maybe a sensor on the gearbox being dirty that could cause it to be doing that?
 

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Vauxhall Corsa sports mode dashboard light
Vauxhall Corsa sport mode activated dashboard light

As per my reply 'A' above ..................... if it is stuck in that mode, it will drive like you described.
Pending problem ? Fix ? Sorry, don't know.
Opel Corsas (Barinas) had very revvy engine, good performance, spoiled by a many electrical gremlins that Holden could never find.
"There are no codes, mate, but we replaced the Flux Capacitor. If that doesn't fix it, it will be the Energy Polarizer. So that comes to $1,234 today. Tah. "
 

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Vauxhall Corsa sports mode dashboard light
Vauxhall Corsa sport mode activated dashboard light

As per my reply 'A' above ..................... if it is stuck in that mode, it will drive like you described.
Pending problem ? Fix ? Sorry, don't know.
Opel Corsas (Barinas) had very revvy engine, good performance, spoiled by a many electrical gremlins that Holden could never find.
"There are no codes, mate, but we replaced the Flux Capacitor. If that doesn't fix it, it will be the Energy Polarizer. So that comes to $1,234 today. Tah. "
Don’t forget the twin acker macker valve!
 
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