Vauxhall Meriva User manual

MERIVA
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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 data " as well as on the identification plate and in the Service Booklet.
Fuel
Designati on
Engine oil
Grade
Viscosity
Tyre pressure
Ty re si ze wi th up to 3 pe rsons wi th full load
Summer tyres Front Rear Front Rear
Winter tyres Front Rear Front Rear
Weights
Permissible Gross Vehicle Weight
– ECkerbweight
=Loading

Your Meriva
is an intelligent combina tion of forward-
looking technology, impressive safety,
environmental friendlinessand economy.
It now lies with you to drive your vehicle
safely and ensure that it perform s
perfectly. This Owner’s Manual provides
you with all the necessary information to
that end.
Make sure your passengers a re awa re
of the possible risk of accident and injury
which may result from improper use of the
vehic le.
You m ust always comply with the specific
laws of the c ountry that you are travelling
through. These laws may differ from the
information in this Ow ner’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 reasonable prices.
You will receive quick, reliable and
individual service.
Experienced mechanics, trained by
Vauxhall, work according to specific
Vauxhall instructions.
The Owner’s Manual should always be kept
in the vehicle: Ready to hand in the glove
compartment.
Make use of the Owner’s Manual:
zThe "In Brief" section will give you an
initial overview.
zThe table of contents at the beginning
of the owner’s manual and within the
individual chapters will show you where
everything is.
zIts index will help you find what you
want.
zIt w ill familiarise you with the
sophisticated technology.
zIt will increase your pleasure in your
vehicle.
zIt will help you to handle your vehicle
expertly.
The Owner’s Manual is designed to be
clearly laid-out and easily understood.
This sym bol signifies:
6Continue reading on next page.
3Items 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 hoursof pleasurable
driving
Your Vauxhall Team
9Warnin g
Text marked 9Warning 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 ux hall Authorised Rep airer Netw ork,
pleasering 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

2InBrief
In Brief
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To unlock and open the doors:
Press button qand 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.
6Door locks – see page 26,
keys – see page 26,
electronic immobiliser – see page 27,
radio frequency remote control –
see p age 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 qon remote control
and operate button beneath
handle
6Radio frequency remote control –
see page 28,
central locking – see page 30,
Vauxhall alarm system 3– see page 34.

3In Brief
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To adjust front seats:
Pull handle,
slide seat,
release handle
6Seats – see page 43,
seat position – see page 44.
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Adjust front seat backrests:
Turn handwheel
Move backrest to suit seating position.
Do not lean on seat backrest while
adjusting it.
6Seats – see page 43,
seat position – see page 44.
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To adjust fron t seat height:
Pull front lever at side
Liftlever and relieve some weight from seat
to raise it or press down on seat cushion
with body weig ht to lower it.
6Sea ts – see page 43,
seat position – see page 44.
9Warning
Important: Do not sit nearer than
10 inches (25 cm ) from the steering
wheel, to permit safe airbag deployment.

4InBrief
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To adjust head restraint height of
front and rear outboard seats:
Tilt head res tra in t forward to
release,
hold and adjust h eigh t,
engage
6Head restraints – see page 45,
rear centre head restraint – see page 45,
head restraint position – see page 46,
head restraint removal – see page 46.
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To fit seat belt:
Draw seat belt smoothly from
inertia reel, guide over shoulder
and eng age in buckle
The seat belt must not be twisted at any
point. The lap belt m ust lie snugly against
the body.The front seat backrests mustnot
be tilted back too far (recommended
maximum tilting a ngle approx. 25°).
To relea se belt, press red button on belt
buckle.
6Three-point seat belts – see page 58,
airbag system – see page 67,
seat position – see page 44.
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To adjust exterior mirrors:
From inside,
swivel lever in required direction
6Mirrors – see page 37,
further inform ation, 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 rocker switch to left or right:
Four-way switch moves appropriate mirror.
6Mirrors – see page 37,
fold-in exterior mirrors – see page 37,
further information, aspherical exterior
mirror, heated exterior mirrors 3–
see pages 12, 37, 119.
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Adjusting interior mirror:
Swivel mirror housing
Swivel lever on underside of mirrorhousing
to reduce dazzle at night.
6Interior mirror – see page 38,
autom atic anti-dazzle interior mirror 3–
see p age 38.

6InBrief

7In Brief
Page
1 Side air vents ... .............. ............. .... 118
2Front pa ssenger’s airbag ..... .......... 67
3Infotainment system 3..... ............ 114
4Haza rd warning lights ............ 10, 107
LED for
Vauxhall alarm system 3................34
Heated seats 3........ ............. ........ 119
5Central information display
for time, date,
outside temperature,
Infotainment system 3..... ............. . 92
6Centre air vents .... ............. ............. 118
7 Turn signal light, headlight flash,
dippe d beam, hig h beam . ......... ..... 10
Door-to-door lighting function ..... 110
Cruise control 3............. ............. .... 151
8 Horn ........ .............. ............. ............. ..11
9Instruments ...... .............. ............. ..... 84
Pa ge
10 Windscreen wiper,
windscreen wash system,
headlight wash system 3and
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 whee l 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 C lim ate c ontrol .. .............. ......... .... 117
22 Glove compartment ... .................... 81
23 Fusebox ...... ............................... .... 188

8InBrief
Control indicators
XS ea t belt w arning dev ice 3,
see pa ge 84.
BA daptive Forw ard
Lighting (AFL) 3,
see pa ges 84, 109.
>Front fog lights 3,
see pa ges 85, 106.
A
Engine electronics,
transmission electronics,
immobiliser,
diesel fuel filter 3,
Easytronic3,
fault,
see pages 85, 27, 147.
ZExhaust emission 3,
see pa ges 85, 147.
vA irbag system s 3,
belt tensioners,
see pa ges 60, 72.
IEngine oil pressure,
see page 86.
OTurn signal lights,
see pages 10, 86.
CHeadli ght ma in beam,
see pages 9, 86.
!
Preheating system for
diesel engines 3,
diesel part icle filter 3,
see page 88.
jEasytronic 3,
start engi ne 3,
see page 133.
TEasytronic 3,
wi nt er program me,
see page 135.
mCruise control 3,
see page 151.
rFog tail light,
see pages 87, 107.
pAlternat or,
see page 87.
RBrake system,
clutch system 3,
see p age 87.
uAnti-lock Brake System (ABS),
see p age 156.
SEngine oil l ev el 3,
see p age 88.
EPS Electric Power Steering (EPS) 3,
see p age 88.
vElectronic Stab ility Program me
(E SP ® Pl us )3,
see p age 149.
YFuel level,
see pages 88, 143.
ySeat occup ancy r ecog ni tion 3,
see p ages 73, 74.

9In Brief
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Steering column lock and ignition:
Turn key to position 1;
Move steerin g wh eel s lig 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 le v er dow n,
adjust height,
swivel lever up,
engage
Ad just stee ring wheel only when ve hicle is
stationary and steering column lock is
re lea se d.
6 Airbag system – see page 67.
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Turn li gh t s witch:
Press button:
6Lighting – see page 105,
headlight warning devic e – see page 103.
0= Ignitionoff
1 = Steering free , ignition off
2= Ignitionon,
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.
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Switch on turn signal lights:
6Turn signal lights – see page 106.
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Hazard warning lights:
6Hazard warning lights – see p age 107.
Headlight
flash
=Pullstalk
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
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Horn operation:
Press j
6Airbag sy ste m 3– see page 67,
rem ote control on steering wheel 3–
see page 114.
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Windscreen wiper:
Stalk up
6Windscreen wiper – see page 103,
adjustable timed interval wipe 3–
see p age 103,
further information – see pages 204, 233.
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Operating windscreen and
headlight wash systems 3:
Pull stalk towards steering wheel
The wiper will swipe for a few strokes.
The headlight wash system 3can be
ope rated w hen the lights are on.
6Windscreen wash system –
see page 104,
further information – see pages 204, 234.
§=Off
$= Adjustable timed interval
wipe
%=Slow
&=Fast

12 In Brief
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Activate rear window wiper and
wash system:
6R 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:
6Air 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
6Climate control – see page 117,
air conditioning system 3– see page 123,
Electronic Climate Control system 3–
see page 126.
Wiper on = Push stalk
forw a rd s
Wiper off = Pull stalk
towards
steering wheel
Washer = Push stalk fully
forw a rd s an d
hold
On = Press Ü
Off = Press Üagain

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
6Electronic Clim ate C ontrol system 3–
see page 126.
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Manual transmission:
Reverse gear: with vehicle stationary,
three seconds after dec lutching pull the
ring up and engage gear.
Ifthe geard oes notengage,set the lever in
neutral, release the clutch pedal and
depress again; then repeat gear selection.
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Easytronic 3:
To move the selector lever from Nto R,
press the button on the lever.
Only start in Nwith footbrake applied.
6Easytronic 3– see page 132.
N = Idle / start position
o=Driveposition
(c entre position)
+ = Higher gear
-=Lowergear
A/M = Switch between
Automatic mode and
Manual mode
R=Reversegear
(with selector lever lock)

14 In Brief
Before starting-off, check:
zTyre pressure and tyre condition,
see pa ges 160, 216.
zEngine oil level and fluid levels in engine
compartment, see pages 228 to 235.
zAll windows, mirrors, exterior lighting
and num ber p la tes are free from dirt,
snow and ice and are operational.
zNo objects are placed in front of the rear
wind ow, on the instrument panel or in
the area in which the airbags inflate.
zSeats, seat belts and mirrors are
correctly adjusted.
zBra ke op eration. Picture no: 15582a.tif
To start engine:
Operate clutch and brake,
Easytronic 3in N,
do not accelerate,
Petrol engines: key to 3;
Diesel engines: key to 2,
when control indicator !go es
out1), 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.
6Electronic 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,
lower le v er f ully
6Handbrake – see page 155.
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Parking the vehicle:
Apply handbrake firmly,
switch engine off,
rem ov e k e y,
lock steering wheel,
loc k vehicle
To lock vehicle and armthe Vauxhallalarm
sy ste m 3, press button p.
To activate the mechanical anti-theft
lock ing sy ste m, p re s s b utton ptwice.
6Further 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 d ecommissioning – see page 237.