Vauxhall Zafira User manual

VAUXHALL Zafira
Owner’s Manual

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Data specific to your vehicle
Pleas e enter yo ur vehicle ’s data he re to ke ep it ea sily acces sible.
This information is available under the section "Technical data " as well as on the identification plate.
Fuel
Designation
Engine oil
Grade
Viscosity
Tyre inflation pressure
Ty re si ze wi th up to 3 persons wi th full load
Sum mer tyres Front R ear Front R ea r
Winter tyres Front R ear Front R ea r
Weights
Permissible gross vehicle weight
– ECkerbweight
=Loading
Level control
Bumper H eight see page 144

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Your Zafira
Developed to the la test findings of vehicle research, it offers technical sophistication and exceptiona l comfort.
Your vehicle represents an ideal synthesis of ad vanced technolog y, outsta nding safety, environm ental compatibility and economy in
operation.
It now lies with you to drive your vehicle safely and to see it performs perfectly.
This Owner's Manual provides you with all the necessary information to tha t end.
The O wner's Manual should a lways be ke pt in the v ehicle: ready to hand in the g lov e com partment.
Make use of the Owner's Manual:
zIts “In brief” section will give you an initial overview.
zIts index will help you find what you want.
zIt will familiarize 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 symbol:
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3The asterisk sig nifies equipment op tions not in all vehicles (model variants, engine options, models specific to one country, op tional
equipment, Genuine Vauxhall Parts and Accessories).
Yellow arrows in the illustrations serve as points of reference or ind icate some action to be performed.
Black arrow s in the illustrations indicate a reaction or a second action to be perform ed.
We wish you many hours of pleasurable driving
Your Vauxhall team
Text highlighted in yellow in p artic ular indica te s possible risk of accident and
injury. Disregard of these notes can lead to injuries which may be fatal. Vehicle
passengers must b e informed accordingly.

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Contents
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Comm itment 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 GEN UINE V AU XHALL-
APPROVED PARTS, which have und ergone
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 uxhall Authorised Rep aire r Netw ork
pleasering this number; 01582 - 427200
In b rie f .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... . 4
Ins trum ents ... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 32
K eys, doors , b onnet .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 58
S eats, Interior ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 7 1
S afe ty s ystem s ... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 8 6
Lighting ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 143
W indows, sun roof.. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 147
He ating and v entilation ... ..... .... ..... .... 152
Air conditioning system . .... ..... .... ..... .... 157
E lectronic air con ditioning system . .... 16 6
Automatic transm ission .... ..... .... ..... .... 176
Driving hints . ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 182
S ave fue l, protec t the environme nt .... 184
F uel con sum ption, fue l, re fu elling .. .... 186
C atalytic conve rte r, e xhau st gases .... 188
Drive control system s ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 192
Brake s ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 196
W hee ls, tyres . ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 200
Roof racks,
caravan and tra ile r to wing .... ..... .... 204
S elf-help .... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 21 2
If y ou ha ve a problem .... .... ..... .... ..... .... 242
Main te nance , Ins pec tion sys tem ... .... 244
V ehicle care .. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 256
Te chnical data . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 260
Inde x . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 276

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In brief
Key num be rs
co de n umb e rs
Remove key number from key.
The key number is specified in the vehicle
docum ents and in the Car Pass 3.
Alloy wheels 3, towing equipment 3:
Make a note of the key identifier codes.
Elec tronic imm obiliser, Radio 3:
The code num bers are sp ecified in the
Car Pass and Radio Pass 3respectively.
Do not keep the Car Pass and Radio Pass in
the vehicle.
6Further information – see pages 58, 59,
vehicle recomm issioning – see page 254.
Unlock vehicle: press
button qor
tur n ke y in dr iver’s door , lock
6Door locks, child restraint system –
see page 58,
electronic immobiliser – see page 59,
radio frequency
remote control – see page 60,
central loc king – see pag e 62,
anti-theft locking system – see page 64,
Vauxhall alarm system 3– see page 67.

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Unlock luggage compartment:
Tu rn key clockwis e as far as it wi ll go
In order to avoid being locked out, the key
cannot be removed.
Position of key slot in lock:
– horizontal tailgate is
locked
and unlocked
together with the central
locking,
– vertical tailgate is always
locked.
6 Radio frequency remote control 3 –
see page 60,
central lock ing 3 – se e p age 62,
Vauxhall alarm system 3– see page 64.
Adjust front seats:
Pull handle,
slide seat,
rel ease handl e
Never adjust the driver's seat whilst d riv ing.
It could move in an uncontrolled manner
when the handle has been pulled.
6 Seating position – se e p age 71,
se ats in se cond an d th ird rows 3–
see p age 25.
Front seat backrest adjustm ent:
Turn handwheel
Move seatbackrestto suitseating position.
Do not lean on seat when adjusting.
6Sea ting position – see pag e 71,
seats in second and third rows 3–
see page 25.
Im porta nt : Do not sit nearer than 10”
(2 5cm ) fro m the s tee rin g wh ee l, to
permit safe airbag dep loyment..

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Adjusting height of front
seats 3:
Leveron outboard side of seats
Leve r pumping ac tion
Upward = Seat higher
Downward = Seat lower
6Seating p osition – see page 71.
Adjusting angle of front
seats 3:
Pull lever,
adjust angle,
release lever
6Seating position – see page 71.
Front seat lumbar support 3
adjustment:
Turn handwheel
Adjust lum bar sup port to suit personal
requirements.
Do not lean on seat when adjusting.
6Sea ting position – see pag e 71.

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Thigh suppo rt 3adjust position in
relation to front seats:
Lift and slide front support padding
Do not adjust the thigh support w hilst
driving.
6Seating p osition – see page 71.
Adjust head restraint height of front
seats and outboard seats
in secon d r ow:
Tilt forward to release,
hold and adjust height,
release
6Head restraint position – see page 72,
further informa tion, rem oval – see page 72,
rear head restraints 3 – see pag e 72.

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Adjusting interiormirror:
Swivel mi rror hous in g
Swivel lever on underside of mirror housing
to red uce daz zle a t nig ht.
Adjusting automatic anti-dazzle
interior mirror 3:
swivel mi rr or ho u sin g
Glare at night is automatically reduced.
The mirror does not reduc e dazzle when:
zT h e ig ni t i o n i s sw it c h e d o f f ,
zReverse gear is engaged or the selector
lever set to R,
zThe interior lights are on.
Adjusting exterior mi rrors :
Fo ur -way s witch on driver’s doo r
Toggle sw itc h to left or right:
Four-wa y switch m ov es app ropriate m irror.
The mirror and rear window heaters are
switched on together -
see pages 18 and 156.
6Ad ditional information,
aspherical ex terior m irror 3– see page 142,
heated exterior mirror 3– see pag e 156.

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Fi ttin g seat belt :
Draw seat belt smoothly from
in er ti a ree l,
guide over shoulder
and engage in belt buckle
The belt must not be twisted at any point.
The lap belt must lie snugly against the
body. The front seat backrests m ust not be
tilted back too far (recommended tilting
angle approx. 25°).
To release belt, press red button on belt
buckle.
6 Seat belts – see page 87,
airbag sy ste ms 3– see p age 93,
seating position – see page 71.
Disen gagin g steer in g colu mn lo ck:
To re lease the lock,
move the ste ering wheel slightly
and turn the key to position I
Positions:
o=Ignitionoff
I = Stee ring free , ign ition off
II = Ignition on
III = Start
6 Starting – see page 22,
ele ctronic im mobilise r – see pag e 59.
re mo ve ke y an d loc k s t ee rin g w he el
– see page 23.
Steering wheel adjustment 3:
Move lever down,
adjust height and distance,
move lever up,
engage
Adjust steering wheel only when vehicle is
stationary and steering colum n loc k is
released.
6 Airbag sy ste ms 3– see page 93.

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Page
1Side air v ents ... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... 15 4
2Front pa ssenger airbag 3.... ..... .... . 9 3
3Ce ntre air v ents .... .... ..... .... .... ..... ... 15 4
4Left heated seat 3... ..... .... .... ..... ... 156
Fan for
rea r passeng ers 3.... ..... .... .... .1 63, 173
Haza rd warning flashe rs .. .... ..... .... . 16
Cooling for
rea r passeng ers 3.... ..... .... .... 1 63, 172
Right heated seat 3 . ..... .... .... ..... ... 156
5 Radio 3,
Infotainment system 3. .... .... ..... .... . 56
6Display 3for time, date,
outside temperature,
radio 3,
Infotainment system 3,
check control 3,
trip computer 3.... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 4 0
7 Horn . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..17
8 Turn signals, headlight flash,
dippe d be am a nd main be am . .... . 1 5
Cruise control 3.... .... ..... .... .... ..... ... 194
9Ins tru me nts .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .... 32, 37
Pa ge
10 Windscreen wiper and wash,
headlight wash 3and
re a r w in d o w w ash 3.... .... ..... .... ..... . 18
check control 3, trip computer 3.. 48
11 Light s witch ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... ... 15 , 14 3
12 Instrument illumination ........ .... ..... 1 44
Fog tail lig ht .... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 43
Fog lights 3 ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 14 3
Head lig ht range adjustment 3 .... 144
13 Fus ebox .. .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .... 22 8
14 Bonne t rele ase lev er . .... .... ..... .... ..... . 70
15 Ignition switch
with steering column lock
(not vis ible ) . ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... ... 9
16 Radio / Infotain me n t sy ste m
re m o t e c o nt r o l 3. ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... . 3 0
17 Stee ring whee l adju stm ent 3... ..... ... 9
Page
18 Acce lerator pe dal ... .... ..... .... . 1 82, 183
19 Brake pe dal .... .... ..... .... ..... .... . 1 82, 196
20 C lutch pe dal ... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... 183
21 Accessory socket or
cigare tte ligh te r . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ... 8 1
22 Air circu lation sy ste m . ..... .... ..... .... 153
Air conditioning 3.. .... ..... .... ..... .... 159
He ated rear w indow ... ..... .... ... 1 8, 156
23 Ashtray s ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 8 2
24 He ating and v entilation .. .... ..... .... 152
Electronic air conditioning
system 3..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... . 16 6
25 Glove compartme nt ... ..... .... ..... .... .. 8 4
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Control indicators
?Automatic headlight range
adjustment 3,
fault,
see pages 32, 144.
v Airbag systems 3,
belt tensioners,
see pages 88, 98.
X Sea t belt 3,
see p age 32.
RBrake system,
clutch system,
see pages 33, 196.
@Electronic ally controlled
engi ne cooli ng 3,
see p age 33.
! Preheating system 3,
see p age 33.
AEngine electronics,
Automatic transmission 3,
Im mobil iser 3,
Fault:
see pages 33, 59, 190.
pAlternator,
see page 34.
Z Exhaust emission 3,
see pages 34, 190.
IO il pressur e,
see page 34.
>Fog light s 3,
see pages 35, 143.
P Main beam,
see pages 15, 35.
r Fog tai l light,
see pages 35, 143.
OTurn signals,
see pages 16, 35.
1 Automat ic tra nsm ission 3,
sp orty drivi ng progra mme,
see page 177.
v Tra ctio n Co n tro l sy st em ( TC) 3,
Electronic Stabi lity
Pro gra mm e (E SP ) 3,
see pages 192, 193.
u Anti-lock Brake System,
see page 198.
Y Fuel level:
see pages 36, 39.
g Trailer turn signa ls 3,
see page 36.
y Seat occup ancy recog nition 3,
see pages 99, 100.

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Lighting
Lig ht s witch,
lever positions,
see pages 15, 143.
7Lights off
8Pa rking l ights
9Di pped and main b eam
0Courtesy light,
se e p ag e 14 5.
>Fog l ights 3,
se e p ag e 14 3.
rFog t ail lig ht,
se e p ag e 14 3.
kInstrument illum ination,
se e p ag e 14 4.
?Headlight range adjustment,
se e p ag e 14 4.
¨Haza rd wa rning flashers,
see p age 16.
He ating, ve ntil at ion,
air conditioning system 3,
electronic air conditioning system 3
xAir quantity ,
see pages 152, 158, 170.
Air distribut ion,
see pages 153, 158, 170,
VTo windscreen and
front door windows
JTo windscreen, front
door windows and
footwell,
KTo footwell
LTo hea d area and to footwell
MTo head area
ÜHea ted rear window,
see pages 156, 164, 169.
4Air circ ulation sy st em ,
see pages 153, 159.
nAir conditioning system 3 ,
see page 159.
AUTO Automatic mode 3,
see page 167.
ECO Operation without cooling 3,
see page 169.
z Rear passenger cooling 3,
see pages 163, 172.
ß Heated front seats 3,
see pages 156, 164, 169.

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Tilt / slide sun roof 3, skyligh t ro of 3
l Front t ilt / slide sun roof 3,
op ening / low ering,
se e p ag e 15 0.
\ Front t ilt / slide sun roof 3,
closing / raising,
se e p ag e 15 0.
\ Rear skylight roof 3,
ra is e ,
se e p ag e 15 1.
w Rear skylight roof 3,
lo w e r ,
se e p ag e 15 1.
Winds creen wipe r
Stalk positions,
see p age 17,
§Off
$Tim ed interv al wipe
%Slow
&Fas t
Dat e, time
Inform ation d isp lay 3,
see page 40,
ÖOn button for date
and time,
;Set button for date and time
Radio, Infotainment system 3
St ee rin g w h ee l m o u nt ed re mo te
control 3,
see page 30.
See e nc losed operating instructions for
description.
Mi sce llan eo us
pCentral l ocking sy stem ,
loc king: see page 60.
qCentral l ocking sy stem ,
unlocking: see page 60.
)Cigarette lighter,
see page 81.
jHorn,
see page 17.
/Bonnet,
see page 70.
TWi nter program me ,
automa tic tr ansm issi on 3,
see page 178.
+ Fir st- aid k it 3,
see page 216.
¨Wa rning tri angle 3,
see pages 216, 217.

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Light switches:
7=Off
8= Parking lights
9= Dipped or main beam
Pull 0= Courtesy light
Push r= Fog tail light
Push >= Tail fog light 3
6 Additional instructions – see page 143,
headlight switch-on monitoring –
see page 23,
head lig ht ra nge adjustment – se e
page 144,
daytime running lights – see page 143.
Main and dipped beam switch:
Main beam = Push stalk forwards
Dipped beam = Pull stalk towards
ste ering w heel
By overcoming the stalk resistance the
headlight flash is operated.
Headlight flash:
Pull stalk towards stee ring wheel

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Operating turn signal lights:
Stalk in rest position
Right turn = Upwards
Left turn = Downwards
W hen th e stee rin g wh ee l is tu rne d back, th e
stalk automatically returns to its original
position. This will not hap pen when making
a minor steering manoeuvre such as
changing lane.
When lane changing , move stalk part way,
to first stop. When released, stalk will
spring back.
Cruise control operation:
Pre ss button on stalk
Switch on: Tap button I.
Switch off: Tap b utton §.
Resume at stored speed: Tap button R.
6Cruise control 3– see page 194.
Hazard warning lights:
On = Press ¨
Off = Press ¨again
To aid loc ation of the pushbutton, the red
surfac e is illuminated w ith the ignition
switched on. When the button is pressed,
its control indicator flashes in time with the
hazard warning fla shers.

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Horn operation:
Press j
6 Airbag sy ste ms 3– see page 93,
rem ote control for ra dio
and Infotainment system 3– see page 30.
Windscre en wiper :
Move stalk up
§= Off
$ = Timed interval wipe
% = Slow
& = Fast
Automatic wiper with rain sensor 3 :
Move stalk up
§= Off
$= Automatic wiper
wi th rai n s ens or
%= Slow (constant)
&= Fast (constant)
Automatic wiping $: The rain sensor
detects the amount of w ater on the
windscreen and automatically regulates
th e wind scre en wipe r.
Pu sh s talk d ow n to switch off.
If necessary, the positions % or&can be
selected manually.

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Operating windscreen and
headlight w ash systems 3:
Pull stalk tow ards steering wheel
The w ip er will swipe for a few strokes.
The headlight wash system 3can be
operated when the lights are on.
On vehicles fitted with rain sensors 3,
operate the windscreen wash system at
reg ular intervals, to keep the sensor a rea
clean.
6Further inform ation –
see pages 252, 257.
Operating rear window wiper and
wash systems 3:
Wiper on = Push stalk forward
Wiper off = Pull stalk towards
steering wheel
Wash = Push stalk forward
and hold
The rea r window wiper operates in timed
interval mode. Continuous wiping takes
place during washing.
6Further information –
see p ages 252, 257.
Heated rear window,
h eate d exterior mi rror s:
On = Press
Ü
Off = Press Üagain
The rear window and exterior mirror
hea ting is switched off automatically a fter
app rox . 15 minutes.
6Further information –
see pages 156, 164, 169.