Vauxhall 2010 Meriva, Owner'S Manual

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131 Driving and operation
Manoeuvring the vehicle
For accurate m anoeuvring when pa rk ing ,
at ga ra ge entranc es etc., the creeping
movement c an be utilised by releasing the
foot brake with a gear selected.
Never actuate a ccelerator and brake
pedals simultaneously.
To prevent dam age, Ea sytronic
deactivates the "creep function" when the
tem perature of the automatic clutch is
extremely high.
Vehicle storag e
Ap ply the hand brak e a nd remove the key
from the ignition. The most recently
engaged gear (indicator in transmission
display) remains enga ged. With N , no gea r
is engaged.
When the ignition is sw itched off Easytronic
no longer responds to movem ent of the
selector lever.
If the ignition key is not removed, the
battery m ay be discharged if the vehicle is
then left to stand for a lengthy period of
tim e.
If the hand b ra ke has not been applied , the
control indicator R flashes for a few
second s a fter the ignition is switched off.
Fault
To prevent d amage to the Easytronic, the
clutch is closed automatically at high
clutch tem peratures.
Warning light
A lights up if there is a fault.
It is possible to continue d riv ing but m anual
mode can no longer be used for chang ing
gear.
If "F" also appea rs in the tra nsmission
display, it is not possible to continue
driving.
Hav e c ause of fault remedied by a
workshop. The system ’s integrated self
diag nostics allow faults to be quickly
remedied.