Vauxhall Meriva Owner's manual

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MERIVA
©Copyright by Vauxhall Motors Ltd., England.
Reproduction or translation, in whole or in parts, is not
permitted without prior written consent from Vauxhall Motors
Ltd.
All rights as understood under the copyright laws are explicitly
reserved by Vauxhall Motors Ltd.
All information, illustrations and specifications contained in this
manual are based on the latest production information
available at the time of publication.
The right is reserved to make changes at any time without
notice.
Edition: January 2007.
TS 1578-B-07
MERIVA
Operation, Safety and Maintenance
Owner’s Manual
VAUXHALL Meriva
Operation, Safety, Maintenance
Data specific to your vehicle
Please enter your vehicle ’s data here to ke ep it ea sily accessible.
This information is available under the section "Technical da ta " as well as on the identification plate and in the Service Booklet.
Fuel
Designati on
Engine oil
Grade
Viscosity
Tyre pressure
Tyre si ze wi th up to 3 persons wi th full load
Summer tyres Front Rear Front Rear
Winter tyres Front Rear Front Rear
Weights
Permissible Gross Vehicle Weight
– EC kerbweight
=Loading
Your Meriva
is an intelligent c om bina tion of forward-
looking technology, impressive safety,
environmental friendliness and economy.
It now lies with you to drive your vehicle
safely and ensure that it performs
perfectly. This Owner’s Manual provides
you with all the necessary information to
that end.
Make sure your passengers are awa re
of the possible risk of accident and injury
which may result from improper use of the
vehic le.
You must always comply with the specific
laws of the country that you are travelling
through. These laws may differ from the
inform ation in this Owner’s Manual.
When this Manual refers to a workshop
visit, we recommend your Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer.
All Vauxhall Authorised Repairers provide
first-class service at reasona ble prices.
You will rec eive quick, reliable and
individua l service.
Experienced mechanics, trained by
Vauxhall, work according to specific
Vauxhall instructions.
The Owner’s Ma nual should alwa ys be kept
in the vehicle: Ready to hand in the glove
compartment.
Make us e of the Owner’s Manual:
z The "In Brief" section will give you an
initial overview.
z The table of contents at the beginning
of the owner’s manual and within the
individual chapters will show you where
everything is.
z Its index will help you find what you
want.
z It w ill familiarise you with the
sophisticated technology.
z It w ill increase your pleasure in your
vehicle.
z It will help you to handle your vehicle
expertly.
The Owner’s Manual is designed to be
clearly laid-out and easily understood.
This symbol signifies:
6 Continue reading on next page.
3 Items marked with an asterisk are not
fitted to all vehicles (model variants,
engine options, models specific to one
country, optional equipment, Genuine
Vauxhall Parts and Accessories).
Yellow arrows in the illustrations serve as
points of reference or indicate some action
to be performed.
Black arrows in the illustrations indicate
a reaction or a second action to be
performed.
Directional data, e.g. left or right, or front
or back, in the descriptions always relate to
the direction of travel.
We wish you many hours of pleasurable
driving
Your Vauxhall Team
9 Warnin g
Text marked 9 Warning provides
information on risk of accident or injury.
Disregard of the instructions may lead to
injuries or endanger life.
Inform your passengers accordingly.
Contents
Commitment to customer
satisfaction:
Our ai m: to keep you happy with your
vehicle. All Vauxhall Authorised Repairers
offer first-class service at competitive
prices. Experienced, factory-trained
technicians w ork according to factory
instructions. Your Authorised Repairer can
supply you with GENUINE VAU XHALL-
APPROVED PARTS, which have undergone
stringent quality and precision checks, and
of course useful and attractive
VAUXHALL-APPROVED ACCESSORIES.
Our name is your guarantee!
For d eta ils of the
Va uxhall Authorised Repairer Netw ork,
please ring this number; 0845 090 2044
In Brief ................ .... ............................... .... . 2
Keys, Doors, Windows .......................... .. 26
Seats, Interior ..... .......................... ..... ...... 43
Instrum ents, Controls ..... ........................ 84
Lighting ..... .... ..... .......................... ..... .... 105
Infotainment S ystem ............................ 114
Clim ate Control .............. .... ..... ............. 117
Driving and Operation ....... ..... .... ......... 132
Self-help, Vehicle Care ..................... .... 170
Technical Data .. .... ............................... 206
Service, Maintenance ........................... 224
Index ....................... .... ........................... 238
2In Brief
In Brief
Picture no: 15335T.tif
To unlock and open the doors:
Press button q and lift door
handle
All doors and the luggage compartment
are unlocked.
Country-specific version 3:
Pressing once unlocks the driver’s door,
and pressing twice unlocks the entire
vehicle.
6 Door locks – see page 26,
keys – see page 26,
electronic immobiliser – see page 27,
radio frequency remote control –
see page 28,
central locking – see page 30,
Vauxhall alarm system 3 – see page 34.
Picture no: 17873s.tif
To unlock and open the luggage
compartment:
Press button q on remote control
and operate button beneath
handle
6 Radio frequency remote control –
see page 28,
central locking – see page 30,
Vauxhall alarm system 3 – see page 34.
3In Brief
Picture no: 13977s.tif
To adjust front seats:
Pull handle,
slide seat,
release handle
6 Seats – see page 43,
seat p osition – see page 44.
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Adjust front seat backrests:
Turn handwheel
Move backrest to suit seating position.
Do not lean on seat b ackrest while
adjusting it.
6 Seats – see page 43,
seat position – see page 44.
Picture no: 13979s.tif
To adjust fron t seat height:
Pull front lever at side
Lift lever and relieve some weight from seat
to raise it or press down on seat cushion
with body weight to lower it.
6 Seats – see page 43,
seat position – see page 44.
9 Wa rning
Important: Do not sit nearer than
10 inches (25 cm ) from the steering
wheel, to permit sa fe airbag deployment.
4In Brief
Picture no: 13980s.tif
To adjust head restraint height of
front and rear outboard seats:
Ti lt head restra in t forward to
release,
hold and adjust h eigh t,
engage
6 H ead restraints – see page 45,
rear centre head restraint – see page 45,
head restraint position – see page 46,
head restraint removal – see page 46.
Picture no: 13982.tif
To fit seat belt:
Draw seat belt smooth ly from
inertia reel, guide over shoulder
and engage in b uckle
The seat belt must not be twisted at any
point. The lap belt m ust lie snugly against
the body . The front seat backrests must not
be tilted back too far (recommended
maximum tilting a ng le app rox. 25°).
To relea se belt, press red button on belt
buckle.
6 Three-point seat belts – see page 58,
airbag system – see page 67,
seat position – see page 44.
Picture no: 13985s.tif
To adjust exterior mirrors:
From inside,
swivel lever in required direction
6 Mirrors – see p age 37,
further information, aspherical exterior
mirror 3 – see page 37.
5In Brief
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To adjust electrically adjustable
exterior mirrors 3:
Four-way switch in driver’s door
Toggle roc ker switch to left or right:
Four-way switch moves appropriate mirror.
6 M irrors – see page 37,
fold-in exterior mirrors – see page 37,
further information, aspherical exterior
mirror, heated exterior m irrors 3 –
see pages 12, 37, 119.
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Adjusting interior mirror:
Swivel mirror housing
Swivel lever on underside of mirror housing
to reduce dazzle at night.
6 Interior mirror – see page 38,
automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror 3 –
see page 38.
6In Brief
7In Brief
Page
1 Side air v ents .............................. .... 118
2 Front pa ssenger’s airbag . .... .......... 67
3 Infotainment system 3 . ................ 114
4 Haza rd warning lights ............ 10, 107
LED for
Vauxhall alarm system 3 .............. ..34
Heated seats 3 .... .... ..... ................ 119
5 Central information display
for time, date,
outside temperature,
Infotainment system 3 . .................. 92
6 Centre air vents .... .......................... 118
7 Turn signal light, headlight flash,
dipped beam, hig h beam .............. . 10
Door-to-door lighting function ..... 110
Cruise control 3 ............. .... .... ......... 151
8 Horn ................. ..... .... ........................ 11
9 Instruments ...... ..... .... ....................... 84
Pa ge
10 Windscreen wiper,
windscreen wash system,
headlight wash system 3 and
rear window wash system 3 ... 11, 103
11 Pa rk ing lights, dipped beam ........ 105
Courtesy light .. .... ........................... 111
Instrument illumination ........ .... ..... 111
Fog tail lig ht .... .... ..... ...................... 107
Front fog lights 3 ........................... 106
Head lig ht range adjustment ......... 107
12 Bonnet release lever ................. .... 170
13 Remote control on steering
wheel .. ..... .... ........................... .... .... 114
14 Starter switch
with steering column lock ................. 9
15 Steering wheel adjustm ent 3 ... ........ 9
16 Ac celera tor pedal .... .... .... ..... 138, 139
17 Brake peda l ..... .... .................. 138, 154
Page
18 Clutch pedal 3 ... ........................... 138
19 Ashtray ........................ ..... .... ........... 80
Accessory socket and
cigarette lighter . ........................... .. 79
20 Air conditioning system 3 ............ 117
Heated rear w indow ........ .... .... 12, 119
Air recirculation system 3............. 123
21 Clim ate control .. ..... .... .................. 117
22 Glove compartment ................. .... .. 81
23 Fusebox .......... .... ..... ...................... 188
8In Brief
Control indicators
X
S ea t belt w arning dev ice 3,
see pa ge 84.
B
A dapti ve Forward
Lighting (AFL) 3,
see pa ges 84, 109.
>
Front fog lights 3,
see pa ges 85, 106.
A
Engine electronics,
transmission electronics,
immobi liser,
diesel fuel filter 3,
Easytronic3,
fault,
see pa ges 85, 27, 147.
Z
Exhaust emission 3,
see pa ges 85, 147.
v
A irbag system s 3,
belt tensioners,
see pa ges 60, 72.
I
Engine oil pressure,
see page 86.
O
Turn signal l ights,
see pages 10, 86.
C
Headlight ma in beam,
see pages 9, 86.
!
Preheating system for
diesel engines 3,
diesel part icle filter 3 ,
see page 88.
j
Easytronic 3,
start engi ne 3 ,
see page 133.
T
Easytronic 3,
wint er program me,
see page 135.
m
Cruise control 3,
see page 151.
r
Fog tail light,
see pages 87, 107.
p
Alternat or,
see page 87.
R
Brake system,
clutch system 3,
see page 87.
u
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS),
see page 156.
S
Engine oil l evel 3,
see page 88.
EPS
Electric Power Steering (EPS) 3,
see page 88.
v
Electronic Stab ility Program me
(E SP ®
Pl us
) 3,
see page 149.
Y
Fuel level,
see pages 88, 143.
y
Seat occup ancy recog ni tion 3,
see pages 73, 74.
9In Brief
Picture no: 15678t.tif
Steering column lock and ignition:
Turn key to position 1;
Move steerin g wh eel slig htly
to release lock
Positions:
6 Starting – see page 14,
electronic immobiliser – see page 27,
parking the vehicle – see page 15.
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Steering wheel adjustment 3:
Sw iv el lev er down,
adjust height,
swivel lever up,
engage
Ad just steering wheel only when ve hicle is
stationary and steering column lock is
re lea se d.
6 Airbag system – see page 67.
Picture no: 14727s.tif
Turn ligh t s witch:
Press button:
6 Lighting – see page 105,
headlight warning devic e – see page 103.
0= Ignitionoff
1 = Steering free , ignition off
2= Ignition on,
for diesel engines: preheating
3= Starting
7
=Off
8
= Parking lights
9
= Dipped beam
or main beam
>
= Front fog lights 3
r
= Fog tail light
0
= Courtesy light
10 In Brief
Picture no: 18475s.tif
Headlight flash, m ain beam and
dipped bea m:
Main beam, headlight flash – see
page 106.
Picture no: 14054h.tif
Switch on turn signal lights:
6 Turn signal lights – see pa ge 106.
Picture no: 14303s.tif
Hazard warning lights:
6 Hazard warning lights – see page 107.
Headlight
flash
=Pull stalk
towards
steering wheel
Main beam = Push stalk
fo rwa rd s
Dipped beam = Push stalk
forwards again
Right = Stalk up
Left = S talk down
On = Press ¨
Off = Press ¨ again
11In Brief
Picture no: 13991s.tif
Horn operation:
Press j
6 Airbag sy ste m 3 – see page 67,
remote control on steering wheel 3 –
see page 114.
Picture no: 14055h.tif
Windscreen wiper:
Stalk up
6 Windscreen wiper – see page 103,
adjustable timed interval wipe 3 –
see page 103,
further information – see pages 204, 233.
Picture no: 14056h.tif
Operating windscreen and
headlight wash systems 3:
Pull stalk towards steering wheel
The wiper w ill swipe for a few strokes.
The headlight wash system 3 can be
ope rated w hen the lights are on.
6 Windscreen wash system –
see page 104,
further information – see pages 204, 234.
§
=Off
$
= Adjustable timed interval
wipe
%
=Slow
&
=Fast
12 In Brief
Picture no: 14057h.tif
Activate rear window wiper and
wash sy stem:
6 R ear window w ash / wipe system –
see page 104,
further information – see pages 204, 235.
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Heated rear window,
heated exterior mirrors 3:
6 Air conditioning – see page 117,
heated rear window – see page 119.
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To defrost misty or icy windows:
Turn rotary knob for temperature
and airflow clockwise,
air distribution to V;
Air conditioning system 3:
Press button n;
Electronic Climate Control
system 3:
Press button V
6 Climate control – see page 117,
air conditioning system 3 – see page 123,
Electronic Climate Control system 3 –
see page 126.
Wiper on = Push stalk
forwa rd s
Wiper off = Pull stalk
towards
steering wheel
Washer = Push stalk fully
forwa rd s an d
hold
On = Press Ü
Off = Press Ü again
13In Brief
Picture no: 16496s.tif
To set automatic mode of
Electronic Climate Control
system 3 :
Press AUTO button,
set temperature using
left-hand rotary knob
6 E lectronic C lim ate C ontrol system 3 –
see page 126.
Picture no: 15270s.tif
Manual transmission:
Reverse gear: with vehicle stationary,
three seconds after declutching pull the
ring up and engage gear.
If the gear d oes not engage, se t the lev er in
neutra l, release the clutch pedal and
depress again; then repeat gear selection.
Picture no: 14175s.tif
Easytronic 3:
To move the selector lever from N to R,
press the button on the lever.
Only start in N with footbrake applied.
6 Easytronic 3 – see page 132.
N = Idle / start position
o
=Drive position
(c entre position)
+ = Higher gear
-=Lower gear
A/M = Switch between
Automatic mode and
Manual mode
R=Reverse gear
(with selector lever lock)
14 In Brief
Before starting-off, check:
z Tyre pressure and tyre condition,
see pages 160, 216.
z Engine oil level and fluid levels in engine
com partment, see pages 228 to 235.
z All windows, mirrors, exterior lighting
and num ber p la tes are free from dirt,
snow and ice and are operational.
z No objects are placed in front of the rear
wind ow, on the instrument panel or in
the area in which the airbag s inflate.
z Seats, seat belts and mirrors are
correctly ad justed.
z Bra ke op eration.
Picture no: 15582a.tif
To start engine:
Operate clutch and brake,
Easytronic 3 in N,
do not accelerate,
Petrol engines: key to 3;
Diesel engines: key to 2,
when control indicator ! go es
out
1)
, turn key to 3;
release key once engine is
run ning
Before restarting or when switching off the
engine, turn key back to position 0.
To switch on the ignition, only turn the key
to position 2.
6 Electronic immobiliser – see page 27,
diesel fuel system – see page 170,
further information – see pages 138, 171.
1)
Preheating system switches on only if outside
temperature is low.
15In Brief
Picture no: 14714s.tif
Releasing the handbrake:
Raise lever slightly,
press lock button,
low er le v er fully
6 Handbrake – see page 155.
Picture no: 15758t.tif
Parking the vehicle:
Apply handbrake firmly,
switch engine off,
remov e k ey,
lock steering wheel,
loc k vehicle
To lock vehicle and arm the Vauxhall ala rm
sy ste m 3, press button p .
To activate the mechanical anti-theft
lock ing sy ste m, p re ss b utton p twice.
6 Further information – see pages 27, 138,
radio frequency remote control –
see page 28,
central locking system – see page 30,
Vauxhall alarm system 3 – see page 34,
vehicle decommissioning – see page 237.
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