SECTION A - GENERAL INFORMATION
CAUTION:
HSV vehicles are equipped with a Supplemental Restraint System (SRS). An SRS
consists of seat belt pre-tensioners (fitted to all front seats), and a driver’s-side air
bag or a driver’s-side air bag AND a passenger’s-side air bag. Refer to CAUTIONS,
Section 12M, before performing any service operation on or around SRS
components, the steering mechanism or wiring. Failure to follow the CAUTIONS
could result in personal injury or unnecessary SRS system repairs.
GROUP 0A - GENERAL INFORMATION
The HSV VT series is a new design f eaturing new HSV maj or assemblies such as body styling, seats , suspens ion,
engine and exhaust system, new HSV body components, and new HSV internal fittings and convenience items.
These HSV com ponents, assem blies and fittings are not described in service-type manuals produced for standard
Holden models.
In addition, the manuf acture of three HSV VS models will continue and these m odels have been fur ther developed
by the incorporation of upgraded systems and fittings. Again, these HSV systems and fittings are not described in
manuals produced for standard Holden models.
The purpos e of this Supplement is to provide information on the unique HSV c omponents f itted to HSV VT vehicles.
The information in this document is designed to supplement the information contained in the Holden VT Series
Service Information CD, and details are given where differences occur between the HSV models and standard
Holden models. A series of instruction drawings describe the design changes and indicate specific part numbers,
fitting instructions and relevant notes for vehicle servicing.
This supplement is divided into Sections and each Section addresses a specific subject - for example, Section D
discusses Brake Systems. In addition, supplementary Service Bulletins will be issued (as the need arises) to
describe service operations on new systems and/or new vehicles not previously described in this supplement.
These supplementary Service Bulletins will be issued in numerical sequence.
Term s us ed in this docum ent acc ord with the contents of International Standard ISO 1087 ( 1990). In addition, other
terms are used to indicate that precautions must be taken during the servicing procedures that follow. The terms
used are Caution and Note, and these terms have the following meanings:
CAUTION:
A caution (as shown) will precede any text which if not correctly followed may cause personal injury, damage to
equipment or corruption of digital data.
NOTE:
A note (as shown) will precede any servicing procedure, technique, or information which needs special attention and
needs to be highlighted.
HSV BUILD PLATE
HSV vehicles can be identified by the HSV Vehicle Build Plate which is mounted on the left front strut tower in the
engine compartment. An example of an HSV Build Plate is shown in Figure A-1.
Figure A-1 - HSV Build Plate
HSV PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT
The HSV VT series is a new design vehicle, featuring a union of excellence in design and quality of engineering The
NEW HSV VT incorporates many features - designed, tested, manufactured and proven within a quality
management system accredited by a leading world authority - Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance. Performance,
safety, comf ort and quality have been addressed in our dr ive to provide a superior m otor vehicle at a standard that
our competitors can not match.. Continued development is one basic tenet on which HSV Product Im provement is
based and we welcome feed-back from staff, retailers and customers to assist us with this task.
HSV VT VEHICLE WEIGHTS
MODEL TYPE ENGINE
kw TRANS WEIGHT
unladen kg
Senator Sedan 220 Manual 1800
Auto 1814
Estate 220 Auto 1860
Senator Sedan 195 Manual 1800
Auto 1814
Estate 195 Auto 1860
GTS Sedan 220 Manual 1730
Auto 1744
ClubSport Sedan 195 Manual 1720
Auto 1733
Manta Sedan 195 Manual 1720
Auto 1733
Grange Sedan 215 Auto 1709
Sedan 185 Auto 1698
Maloo Utility 185 Manual 1516
Auto 1530