Vauxhall Meriva, Руководство пользователя

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162 Driving and operation
If the tra iler/ca ra van starts to sway, drive
more slowly, do not attem pt to correct the
steering and brake sharply if necessary.
If it is nec essary to apply the brak es fully,
depress the brake pedal as hard a s
possible.
Remem ber that the braking distance for
vehic les towing caravans/trailers w ith a nd
without brake is a lways grea ter than that
for vehicles not towing a caravan/trailer.
When driving downhill, driv e in the sam e
gear as if driving uphill and drive at a
similar speed.
Adjust tyre pressure to the value sp ecified
for full load 3 223.
Starting on inclines
For vehicles with manual transmission,
the most favourable engine speed
when starting off on an incline is
between 2500 and 3000 rpm for petrol
engines and b etween 2000 and 2500 rpm
for d iesel engines. Hold engine speed
constant, engage clutch gradually (let slip )
– release hand brake – and open throttle. If
possible, the engine speed should not d rop
during this proced ure.
For vehicles with Easytronic
3 in Automatic
mode simply apply full gas.
Before starting off under extreme
operating cond itions, switch off
unnecessary c onsumers.