Vauxhall Meriva, Owner'S Manual

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29 Keys, doors, windows, slide and tilt sunroof
Mechanica l anti-theft locking system 3
All doors must b e closed.
If the ignition was on, the driver’s door
must be opened and closed once so tha t
the v ehicle can be secured.
All doors are sec ured aga inst opening.
Within 10 seconds of locking, press the
p b utton on the remote control aga in.
The m echanical anti-theft locking system is
switched off when the vehicle is unlocked.
Note
z To prevent the driver from being
inadvertently locked out, the button on
the driver’s door cannot be depressed
when the door is open.
z If the driver’s door is not closed p roperly,
the central locking system will unlock
again im media tely a fter locking.
z The doors lock a gain automatically a
short time after unlocking the vehicle
using the rem ote control if no door is
opened in the mea ntime.
z To lock the doors from inside (e.g. to
prevent unwanted entry from outside),
push down lock button on driver’s d oor.
z Locked doors unloc k automatically if an
accident of a certain severity occurs (to
permit outside assistance) – Prerequisite:
Ignition must not b e switched off.
Fault
If the central locking cannot be operated,
this can be for one of the following reasons:
z If the central locking system is
overloaded as a result of repeated
operation at short intervals. The power
supply is cut off for a brief period .
z Faulty fuse in fuse b ox
3
180.
To eliminate the ca use of the fa ult, contact
a work shop.
Opening driver’s door with key.
9 Warning
Do not use the system if there are peop le
in the v ehicle! The d oors cannot be
unlock ed from the inside.