Vauxhall Meriva User manual

VAUXHALL Meriva
Operation, Safety, Maintenance
Owner’s Manual
Model Year 2010
Edition: June 2009
TS 1578-A-10

Data specific to your vehicle
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Fuel
Designation
Engine oil
Grade
Viscosity
Tyre pressure
T yre size with up to 3 pe ople wi th fu ll lo ad
Summ er tyres Front Re ar Front Rear
Winter tyr es Front Re ar Front R ear
Weights
Permissible Gross Ve hicle Weight
– ECkerbweight
=Loading

Introduction
Your vehicle is an intelligent combination
of forward-look ing technolog y, im pressive
s afety, enviro nmen tal f rie nd line ss and
economy.
It now lies with you to drive your vehicle
safely and to see it performs p erfectly . This
Owner’s Manual provides you with all the
necessary information to that end .
Make sure your pa ssengers 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 w ith the sp ecific
laws of the country that you are in. These
laws may differ from the information in this
Owner’s Manual.
When this Manual refers to a workshop
visit, we recommend your Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer.
All Va ux ha ll Authorised Rep airer’s provide
first-class service at reasonable prices.
Ex perie nced mechanics trained b y
Vauxhall work acc ording to specific
Vauxhall instructions.
The Owner’s Manual, infotainment system
instructions and the Service and Warranty
Booklet should alway s b e k ept ready to
hand in the vehicle 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 ow ner’s manual and within the
individual chapters will show you where
everything is.
zIts index will help you find what you
want.
zYellow arrow s in the illustrations serve as
points of reference or indicate some
action to be performed.
zBlack arrows in the illustrations indicate
a reaction or a second a ction to b e
performed.
zThis Owner’s Manual depicts right-hand
drive vehicles. Left-hand drive vehicles
are operated in the sam e wa y.
zT h e Ow n er ’ s M anu a l us es t h e int e r n al
engine codes. The corresponding sales
designations are found in the c hap ter
"Technica l Data".
zDirectional da ta , e.g. left or right, or
front or back, in the descriptions always
relate to the direction of travel.
Symbols
6Continue reading on next page.
3signifies equipment not fitted to all vehi-
cles (model variants, engine options, mod-
elsspecific to one country, optional equip-
ment, Vauxhall genuine parts a nd acces-
sories).
Page references are indicated with 3. 3
means "see page".
9 Danger, 9Warning, Caution
Thank you for choosing a Vauxhall.
We wish you many hours of pleasurable
driving.
YourVauxhall Team
9 Dan ger
Text marked 9 Danger provides infor-
ma tion on risk of enda nge ring life. Fail-
ure to comply with the instructions could
e nd anger lif e.
9 Warning
Text marked 9Warning provides infor-
mation on risk of accident or injury. Fail-
ure to comply with the instructions could
lead to injury.
Caution
Text marked Cautionprovides informa-
tion on possible damage to the vehicle
Failure to comp ly with the instructions
could lead to vehicle damage.

Contents Comm itment to custom er
satisfaction:
Our ai m: to k eep 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 Repa irer can
supply you with GEN UINE V AU XHALL-
APPROVED PARTS, whichhave undergone
stringent quality and precision chec ks, 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 Brie f . ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... . 2
Keys, doors, windows,
slide and tilt sunroof .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 24
S eats , In terior ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 42
Instrum ents, Controls ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 80
Lighting ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 100
Infotain ment s ystem ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 109
C lim ate c ontrol .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 112
Driving and op eration ... .... ..... .... ..... .... 127
S elf-help, vehicle care .... .... ..... .... ..... .... 163
S ervice an d ma inte na nce . ..... .... ..... .... 197
Te chnical Data . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 213
Inde x . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 229

2InBrief
In Brief
To unlock th e vehicle: Press
button q
Open the door by pulling on the door
ha ndle. To open the tailgate, pull on the
bu tto n in t h e ha nd le r e ces s a n d pu ll t h e
tailg ate upwa rds.
Door locks 324, key 324, rem ote control
326, centra l locking system 328, anti-
theft locking system 3 329, tailga te 330,
Vauxhallalarm system 3332 .
To adjust fron t seat leg roo m: Pull
handle, slide seat, release handle
Seats 342 , Sea t po sitio n 343.
9Warnin g
Important: Do not sit nearer tha n
10 in ches (2 5 cm) fro m th e s tee rin g
wheel, to perm it safe airbag deploym ent.

3In Brief
To adjust front seat backrests:
Turn handwheel
Do not lean on sea t backre st whilst
adjusting it.
Seats 342, Seat position 343 .
To adjust front seat height 3: Pull
lever
Lift lever and reliev e some weight from seat
to raise it or pressdown on seat with body
weight to lower it.
Sea ts 342, Seat position 343.
Head restraint height of front and
rear outer seats: Tip head
restraint forward to release, hold
and adjust height, engage
Head restraints 344, Centre rear head
restraint 345, Head restraint p osition345 ,
Head restraint removal 346.

4InBrief
Extend the seat belt and clip it
into the buckle
The seat belt must not b e twisted andm ust
lie snugly against the body. The backrest
must not be tilted back too far (maxim um
approx. 25°).
To release belt, press red button on belt
buckle.
Three-point seat belt 357,
Airbag system 3365, seat position 343 .
To adjust interior mirror by
swivelling
Swivel lev er 3on underside of mirror
housing to reduce dazzle.
Interior mirror 336, Automatic a nti-dazzle
interior mirror 3337.
Use the lever to move the exterior
mirrors in the appropriate
direction
Mirror 334, Aspherical exterior mirrors 3
335, Swinging in exterior m irror 335.

5In Brief
Adjust exterior mirrors
electrically 3
Select the mirror to be adjusted using the
rocker switch a nd adjust using the four-
way sw itc h.
Mirror 334, Aspherical exterior mirrors 3
335, Swinging in exterior mirror 335,
Heated exterior mirrors 3311 , 339.
Steering wheel adjustment 3:
Sw iv el le v er down, ad jus t heig ht,
swivel lever up, engage
Ad ju s t s tee rin g whe el only wh en ve hicle is
stationary and steering column lock is
re lea se d .
Air ba g s yst e m 36 5 , s t e e ri n g c o lu m n lo c k
313 .

6InBrief

7In Brief
1 Side Air vents ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 311 3
2Front pa ssenger’s airbag 3. ..... . 365
3Infotainment system 3. .... .... .... 310 9
4Haza rd warning lamps . ... 310, 310 2
LED for
Vauxhall alarm system 3. .... ..... ...332
Heated seats 3.... .... ..... .... .... ..... . 344
5Central information display
for time, date,
outside tem perature,
infotainment system 3. .... .... ..... . 388
6Ce ntre air v ents .... .... ..... .... .... ..... 311 3
7Turn signal lam ps, headlam p flasher
Dippe d be am, main bea m .... ..... .... .39
Door-to-door lighting 3. .... .... ..... 310 5
Cruise control3..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 314 6
8Horn ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .... 310
9Instruments . ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ... 380
10 Windscreen wipers and
windscreen washer system,
headlamp washer system 3
and rear wind ow
wash e r sy ste m 3. ..... .... .... ... 310, 398
11 Pa rk ing lamps, dipp ed b eam .. ..3100
Courte sy lamp . .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..3106
Instrument illumination ........ .... ..3106
Fog tail lamp ... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..3102
Front fog lamps 3 .... .... .... ..... .... ..3101
Head la mp range adjustm ent 3.3102
12 Bonne t rele ase lev er .... .... ..... .... . 3163
13 Stee ring wh ee l rem ote
control 3.. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..3109
14 Ignition switc h
with stee ring colum n loc k ... ..... ... 313
15 Steering wheel adjustment 3.. .... . 35
16 Acce lerator pe dal ... .... ... 3133, 313 5
17 Brake pe dal .... .... ..... .... ... 3133, 314 9
18 Clutch pedal 3... ..... .... ..... .... ..... . 313 3
19 As htray .. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ... 377
Accessory socket and
cigare tte lighte r . ..... .... ..... .... ..... ... 376
20 Air conditioning system 3... ..... . 311 2
He ated rear w indow ... ..... ... 311 , 339
Recirculation system 3..... .... ..... . 311 7
21 C lim ate c ontrol .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... . 311 2
22 Glove compartme nt ... ..... .... ..... ... 378
23 F use box ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... . 318 0

8InBrief
Control indicators
XSeat belt3,
380.
BA daptive Forward Lighting
(AFL) 3, fault,
380, 3104.
>Front fog lamp s 3,
381, 3101.
A
Engine electronics, im mobiliser,
Easytronic3, Fault ,
381, 325, 3141.
ZExhaust gases3,
381, 3141.
vA irbag systems 3, Belt
tensioners,
359, 370.
IEngine oil pressure,
382.
OTurn signal l amps,
39, 382.
CMain bea m,
39, 382.
!
Preheating system 3, Diesel
par ticle filt er 3,
384.
jEasytronic 3, start ing the
engine 3,
3128.
TEasytronic 3, Winter
prog ramm e,
3130.
mCruise control 3,
3146.
rFog tail lamp ,
383, 3102.
pAlternat or,
383.
RBrake system, clutch system 3,
383 .
uAnti-lock Brake System 3,
3150.
SEngine oil level 3,
383 .
EPS Electric power steering 3,
384 .
vElectronic Stab ility Program
(E SP ® Pl us ) 3,
3144.
YFuel level,
384 , 3138.
ySeat occup ancy r ecog ni tion 3,
370 , 371.

9In Brief
Exterior lights
Rotate
Press
Lighting 3100, headlam p warning device
315.
Headlamp flash, main beam and
dipped beam
Main bea m, headlamp flash 3101.
Turn sign als
Turn signal la mps 3101.
7=Off
8=Parkinglamps
9= Dipped or main beam
>=Foglamps3
r= Fog tail lamp
Head la mp flash = Pull stalk towards
s tee ring whee l
Main beam = Push stalk forwards
Dip ped beam = Push stalk forwards
ag ain
Right = Stalk upwa rd s
Left = Stalk downwards

10 In Brief
Hazard warning lamps
Operated with the ¨button.
Haza rd warning lamps 3102.
Horn: Press j
Air ba g s yst e m 3365, Stee ring wh ee l
re m o te co nt ro l 33109.
Windscreen wipers
Windscreen wipers 398 ad justable wipe
interva l 3 398, further information 3196,
3210.
&=Fast
%=Slow
$= Timed interval wipe
§=Off

11In Brief
Operating windscreen and
headlamp washer systems 3:
Pull stalk towards steering wheel
The wip ers will swipe for a few strokes.
The headlamp washer system 3can be
operated when the lights are on.
Windscreen washer system and headlamp
washer system 3 399, Further information
3196, 3210.
Rear window wiper a nd washer
system
Rear w indow wash and wipe system 399,
Wiper blades 3210, Car care 3196.
Heated rear window, heated
exterior mirrors 3
Operated with the Übutton.
Climatecontrol 3112,H eated rear window
339.
Wiper on = Push stalk forwa rd s
Wiper off = Pull stalk towards
s tee rin g wh ee l
Washing = Pushstalk forward
and hold

12 In Brief
To clear fogged or icy windows
Turn rotary switch for tem perature and air
volume, for air flow also press V,for air
conditioning system 3: button n, climate
control 3: button V.
Clim ate control 3112, Air conditioning
system 33117, Climate control system 3
3120.
To set automatic mode of climate
control system 3
Pre ss AUTO button, select temperature
with rotary knob, open air vents.
Climate control system 33120.
Man ual tra nsmi ssi on
Reverse gear: With vehicle sta tionary, wait
3 seconds a fter d epressing the clutch, then
pull up the button on the selector lever and
eng age gear.
If the gear does not enga ge, set the lever in
neutral, release the clutch pedal and
depress again; then repeat g ear selection.
Manual transmission 3132.

13In Brief
Easytronic 3
To move the selector lever from Nto R
press the button on the lever.
Only start in Nwith foot brake applied.
Ea sy tronic 33127.
Before starting off, check
zTyre pressure and tyre condition 3153,
3223.
zEngine oil level and fluid levels 3204 to
3211.
zAll windows, mirrors, exterior lighting
and number plates a re free from dirt,
snow and ice and opera tional.
zSeats, seat b elts and mirrors are
correctly adjusted. 342, 357, 334 .
zC he ck bra ke fu nctio n at lo w s pee d,
particularly if the brakes are wet.
Steering column lock and ignition
Turn key to position 1. M ove the steering
wheel slightly to release the steering
column lock.
N= Idle/start position
o=Drivingposition
+= Higher gear
-= Low er gear
A/M = Switch between Automatic and
Manual mode
R= Rev ers e g ear
(with se lector lever loc k)
0= Ignition off
1= Ste erin g free , ign ition off
2= Ignition on, with diesel engine: pre-
heating
3=Starting

14 In Brief
Starting the engine
Dep ress c lutch and brake, Ea sytronic 3in
N, do not press the acc elera tor, in diesel
engine vehicles turn the key to position 2
until the controlindicator ! goes out, turn
key to position 3; let go of the key when the
engine is running.
Before restarting or sw itching off the
engine, turn key back to 0.
To switch on the ignition, only turn the k ey
to 2.
Releasing the hand brake: Raise
lever slightly, Press release
button, Lower lever fully
Hand brake 3151.
Parking the vehicle
zAlw ays apply the hand brake w ithout
pressing the release button. On an
incline, apply as tight as possible. To
reduce activation force, depress foot
brake at the sam e time.
zSwitch off engine and ignition. Turn the
ignition key to position 0 and pull it out.
Turn the steering wheel until it is clear
tha t the steering lock has enga ged (anti-
theft protection).
On vehicles with Easytronic 3, control
ind ic ator Rflashes for a few seconds
after the ignition is switched off if the
ha nd brake h as no t b ee n applied .
zIf th e v ehicle is pa rked on a f lat/le vel
surface or on an incline, engage first
gear before switching off the ignition. On
an uphill slope, a lso turn the front wheels
out from the kerb.
If the v ehicle is facing downhill, engage
reverse gear before switching off the
ignition. Also turn the front wheels into
the kerb.
zLock vehicle and activate the Va uxhall
alarm system 3 b y pressing buttonpon
the remote key fob.
To activate the anti-theft locking
sy ste m 3, press button ptw ic e.

15In Brief
Advice when parking
zDo not park the vehicle on flammable
ground as com bustion could occur due
to th e h i gh ex ha us t t e m per atu r e s.
zClose window, sliding roof 3and tilting
roof 3.
zThe engine cooling fa ns ma y run after
the engine has b een switched off, 3204.
zAfter running at high engine speeds or
with high engine loads, operate the
engine b riefly at a low load or run in
ne utra l for approx. 30 seconds before
switching off in order to protect the
turbocharger 3.
Remote control 326, central locking
system 328, Vauxhall alarm system 3
332, laying the vehicle up for along period
of time 3212.
Interesting functions

16 In Brief
Flexible Seat System (FlexSpace)
The back seat of your vehicle has three
seats or, with the centre seat lowered, two
seats with max imum seating space. The
outer seats can be lowered to obtain a level
loading surface.
Sliding outboard rear seats front-rear
zPull handle under seat.
zSlide seat.
zRelease handle and a llow seat to
eng age in p osition.
When pushing the seats b ack, to prevent
damage m ake sure the backrests are not in
their furthest ba ck position.
Adjust or fold backrest of rear outboard
seats
zPull handle on outboard side of seat.
zGuid eb ackrest into the relevant position.
zRelease handle and allow seat to audibly
engage in position.