Vauxhall Meriva, Owner'S Manual

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23 In Brief
Adaptive Forward Lighting
(AFL)
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The system provides b etter illumination of
the road on corners and curves.
Curve lighting
The light b eam pivots based on
steering wheel position and speed
(from approx. 6 mph / 10 k m/h).
The headlamps shine at a n ang le of up
to 15° to the right or left of the direction of
travel.
Cornering light
An additional lamp comes on at c ertain
steering wheel settings (after rotation
of approx. 90°), turn signal settings and
speeds (up to approx. 25 mp h / 40 km/h).
The lamp beam projects at a 90° a ngle to
the left or right of the vehicle up to a
distance of approx. 30 m etres.
Reversing function
Turning the lights on, selecting reverse
gear a nd activating the turn signal
activates the cornering light for the
relev ant side. When the turn signal is
switched off, the cornering light c ontinues
to illuminate for 15 sec onds.
Ad aptive Forward Lighting
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Diesel particle filter
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The diesel particle filter system filters
ha rm ful soot particles out of the exhaust
gases. The system includes a self-cleaning
function that run automa tic ally during
driving. The filter is cleaned by burning off
the soot particles at high tem perature.
This process takes place autom atic ally
under set driving conditions and m ay tak e
up to 25 m inutes. Fuel consumption may
be higher during this period . The emission
of smells and sm oke during this process is
normal.
Under c ertain driving cond itions, e.g . short
journeys, the system may not clea n itself
automatically.
If the filter req uires cleaning and p revious
driving c onditions did not enable
automatic c leaning, control ind icator
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flashes.
Further instructions
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