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Vauxhall Meriva (2016 year). Manual - part 3

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Seats, restraints

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Installing armrest on the centre

Armrest

console

Detachable armrest

Lower the armrest at the front. Pull the

front handle firmly and insert the front

guide pins into the upper guide rails.

Press the rear button and insert the

Release the handle. Move the

The armrest contains a storage

rear guide pins into the upper guide

armrest until it engages audibly.

compartment.

rails. Release the button.

Notice

Storage compartment 3 62.

Install the armrest in the direction

shown in the illustration. Otherwise

the armrest may not engage

properly.

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Seats, restraints

Moving armrest

Removing armrest

Seat heating is operational when

Pull the front handle firmly and raise

engine is running and during an

the armrest at the front. Press the rear

Autostop.

button and remove the armrest.

Stop-start system 3 141.

The armrest can also be installed on

the folded centre rear seat 3 42.

Heating

Pull the front handle slightly and move

the armrest to the desired position.

Release the handle. Move the

armrest until it engages audibly.

If a cupholder is installed in the lower

guide rail, make sure that the frame of

the cupholder is in the initial position.

Notice

Adjust heating to the desired setting

If too much weight is put on the

by pressing ß for the respective seat

armrest, it might unlatch. Ease of

one or more times. The control

movement might be restricted. Lift

indicator in the button indicates the

the armrest slightly to latch again.

setting.

Armrest storage 3 62.

Prolonged use of the highest setting

Cupholders 3 60.

for people with sensitive skin is not

recommended.

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The rear outboard seats can be

The rear seat row can be adjusted

Rear seats

individually moved forwards or

with two seats, providing maximum

backwards. The seats are movable in

seating space in position 1, or with

Seat adjustment

longitudinal and transversal

three seats in position 2. In position

directions.

1 the centre seat is lowered.

9 Warning

In longitudinal direction, the seats can

The outboard seats can be moved

be engaged in intermediate positions.

forward into position 3.

Only drive with the outer seats

Pull handle, slide seat, release

engaged in the guide rails.

Moving seats to position 1

handle and allow seat to engage.

Flexible Seat System

9 Warning

(FlexSpace)

Never adjust seats while driving as

they could move uncontrollably.

Pull the loop and fold down the centre

seat.

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Seats, restraints

Moving seats to position 2

Pull handle and slide the seat

Pull the loop and raise the centre

transversely backward into position

seat.

Pull handle and slide the seat

1. The seat is automatically guided

The centre seat is not usable if the

transversely forwards into position 2.

inwards. Release handle and allow

outer seats are moved forwards to

The seat is automatically guided

seat to engage in position.

position 3.

outwards. Release handle and allow

seat to engage in position.

Armrest

9 Warning

An armrest adapter can be installed

on the seatback of the centre seat. A

Detach the armrest before raising

detachable armrest can be attached

the rear centre backrest.

to the adapter.

Armrest 3 39.

Installing the adapter

Pull the strap and fold down the

centre seat 3 41.

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Lock the adapter by turning the

ignition key clockwise in the lock. The

adapter is locked properly when the

green mark is visible.

Mount the armrest on the adapter.

Armrest 3 39.

Attaching the armrest to the

adapter

Insert the hooks of the adapter into

Lower the armrest at the rear. Pull the

the recesses of the seatback and

rear handle firmly and insert the rear

push the adapter forwards.

guide pins into the guide rails.

Release the handle.

Notice

Install the armrest in the direction

shown in the illustration. Otherwise

the armrest may not engage

properly.

Press the front button and insert the

Removing the armrest

front guide pins into the guide rails.

Pull the rear handle firmly and raise

Move the armrest until it engages

the armrest at the rear. Press the front

audibly. Release the button.

button and remove the armrest.

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Seats, restraints

Removing the adapter

Seat belts are designed to be used by

Seat belts

only one person at a time. Child

Unlock the adapter by turning the

restraint system 3 54.

ignition key anticlockwise in the lock.

Periodically check all parts of the belt

The adapter is unlocked when the red

system for damage, pollution and

mark is visible.

proper functionality.

Push the adapter rearward and

Have damaged components

remove.

replaced. After an accident, have the

belts and triggered belt pretensioners

replaced by a workshop.

Notice

Make sure that the belts are not

damaged by shoes or sharp-edged

objects or are trapped. Prevent dirt

The seat belts are locked during

from getting into the belt retractors.

heavy acceleration or deceleration of

Seat belt reminder X 3 94.

the vehicle holding the occupants in

the sitting position. Therefore the risk

Belt force limiters

of injury is considerably reduced.

Stress on the body is reduced by the

gradual release of the belt during a

9 Warning

collision.

Fasten seat belt before each trip.

Belt pretensioners

In the event of an accident, people

In the event of a head-on or rear-end

not wearing seat belts endanger

collision of a certain severity, the front

their fellow occupants and

seat belts are tightened.

themselves.

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Three-point seat belt

9 Warning

Fasten

Incorrect handling (e.g. removal or

fitting of belts) can trigger the belt

pretensioners.

Deployment of the belt pretensioners

is indicated by continuous illumination

of control indicator v 3 94.

Triggered belt pretensioners must be

replaced by a workshop. Belt

pretensioners can only be triggered

Loose or bulky clothing prevents the

once.

belt from fitting snugly. Do not place

Notice

objects such as handbags or mobile

Do not affix or install accessories or

phones between the belt and your

other objects that may interfere with

Withdraw the belt from the retractor,

body.

the operation of the belt

guide it untwisted across the body

pretensioners. Do not make any

and insert the latch plate into the

9 Warning

modifications to belt pretensioner

buckle. Tighten the lap belt regularly

components as this will invalidate

whilst driving by pulling the shoulder

The belt must not rest against hard

the vehicle type approval.

belt.

or fragile objects in the pockets of

your clothing.

Seat belt reminder X 3 94.

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Seats, restraints

Height adjustment

Unfasten

Adjust the height so that the belt lies

across the shoulder. It must not lie

1. Pull belt out slightly.

To release belt, press red button on

across the throat or upper arm.

belt buckle.

2. Shift the height adjuster upwards

Do not adjust while driving.

or press button to disengage and

Seat belts on the rear seats

push the height adjuster

downwards.

The centre rear seat is equipped with

a particular three-point seat belt.

Pull latch plates out of belt retainer in

roof.

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Insert in the seat belt holder in the roof

with the lower latch plate pointing

forward.

Using the seat belt while pregnant

Click bottom latch plate into right-

Push the top latch plate into the

hand buckle (1) at centre seat.

retainer. Fold over locked together

Remove top latch plate from retainer,

latch plates against the seat belt.

guide over shoulder and lap area with

belt (do not twist) and click into left-

hand buckle (2) at centre seat.

9 Warning

To unfasten the seat belt, first press

the button on the left-hand buckle (2)

The lap belt must be positioned as

and remove top latch plate. Then

low as possible across the pelvis

press the button on the right-hand

to prevent pressure on the

buckle (1) and remove bottom latch

abdomen.

plate. The seat belt retracts

automatically.

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necessary to have the steering

EN: NEVER use a rearward-facing

Airbag system

wheel, the instrument panel, parts of

child restraint on a seat protected by

the panelling, the door seals,

an ACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it;

The airbag system consists of a

handles and the seats replaced.

DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the

number of individual systems

CHILD can occur.

depending on the scope of

Do not make any modifications to

equipment.

the airbag system as this will

DE: Nach hinten gerichtete

invalidate the vehicle type approval.

Kindersitze NIEMALS auf einem Sitz

When triggered the airbags inflate

verwenden, der durch einen davor

within milliseconds. They also deflate

When the airbags inflate, escaping

befindlichen AKTIVEN AIRBAG

so quickly that it is often unnoticeable

hot gases may cause burns.

geschützt ist, da dies den TOD oder

during the collision.

Control indicator v for airbag systems

SCHWERE VERLETZUNGEN DES

3 94.

KINDES zur Folge haben kann.

9 Warning

FR: NE JAMAIS utiliser un siège

Child restraint systems on front

d'enfant orienté vers l'arrière sur un

If handled improperly the airbag

passenger seat with airbag

siège protégé par un COUSSIN

systems can be triggered in an

systems

GONFLABLE ACTIF placé devant lui,

explosive manner.

Warning according to ECE R94.02:

sous peine d'infliger des

BLESSURES GRAVES, voire

Notice

MORTELLES à l'ENFANT.

The airbag systems and belt

pretensioner control electronics are

ES: NUNCA utilice un sistema de

located in the centre console area.

retención infantil orientado hacia

Do not put any magnetic objects in

atrás en un asiento protegido por un

this area.

AIRBAG FRONTAL ACTIVO. Peligro

de MUERTE o LESIONES GRAVES

Do not stick anything on the airbag

para el NIÑO.

covers and do not cover them with

other materials.

RU: ЗАПРЕЩАЕТСЯ

устанавливать детское

Each airbag is triggered only once.

удерживающее устройство лицом

Have deployed airbags replaced by

назад на сиденье автомобиля,

a workshop. Furthermore, it might be

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The airbag label is located on both

The inflated airbags cushion the

Side airbag system

sides of the front passenger sun visor.

impact, thereby reducing the risk of

injury to the upper body and head of

Airbag deactivation 3 52.

the front seat occupants

considerably.

Front airbag system

The front airbag system consists of

9 Warning

one airbag in the steering wheel and

one in the instrument panel on the

Optimum protection is only

front passenger side. These can be

provided when the seat is in the

identified by the word AIRBAG.

proper position.

The front airbag system is triggered in

Seat position 3 36.

the event of a front-end impact of a

Keep the area in which the airbag

certain severity. The ignition must be

inflates clear of obstructions.

switched on.

The side airbag system consists of an

Fit the seat belt correctly and

airbag in each front seat backrest.

engage securely. Only then is the

This can be identified by the word

airbag able to protect.

AIRBAG.

The side airbag system is triggered in

the event of a side impact of a certain

severity. The ignition must be

switched on.

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Seats, restraints

Curtain airbag system

9 Warning

The curtain airbag system consists of

an airbag in the roof frame on each

Keep the area in which the airbag

side. This can be identified by the

inflates clear of obstructions.

word AIRBAG on the roof pillars.

The hooks in the roof frame are

The curtain airbag system is triggered

only suitable for hanging up light

in the event of a side-on impact of a

articles of clothing, without coat

certain severity. The ignition must be

hangers. Do not keep any items in

switched on.

these clothes.

Airbag deactivation

The inflated airbags cushion the

The front passenger airbag system

impact, thereby reducing the risk of

must be deactivated if a child restraint

injury to the upper body and pelvis in

system is to be fitted on this seat. The

the event of a side-on collision

side airbag and curtain airbag

considerably.

systems, the belt pretensioners and

all driver airbag systems will remain

9 Warning

active.

Keep the area in which the airbag

inflates clear of obstructions.

The inflated airbags cushion the

Notice

impact, thereby reducing the risk of

Only use protective seat covers that

injury to the head in the event of a

have been approved for the vehicle.

side-on impact considerably.

Be careful not to cover the airbags.

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Use the ignition key to choose the

position:

* : front passenger airbag is

deactivated and will not inflate in

the event of a collision. Control

indicator * illuminates

continuously in the centre

console. A child restraint

system can be installed in

accordance with the chart Child

restraint installation locations

3 56. No adult person is

allowed to occupy the front

The front passenger airbag system

If the control indicator V illuminates

passenger seat

can be deactivated via a key-

for approx. 60 seconds after the

V : front passenger airbag is active.

operated switch on the right side of

ignition is switched on, the front

A child restraint system must

the instrument panel.

passenger airbag system will inflate

not be installed

in the event of a collision.

If both control indicators are

9 Danger

illuminated at the same time, there is

a system failure. The status of the

Risk of fatal injury for a child using

system is not discernible, therefore

a child restraint system on a seat

no person is allowed to occupy the

with activated front passenger

front passenger seat. Contact a

airbag.

workshop immediately.

Risk of fatal injury for an adult

Change status only when the vehicle

person on a seat with deactivated

is stationary with the ignition off.

front passenger airbag.

Status remains until the next change.

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Seats, restraints

Control indicator for airbag

Three-point seat belt

Child restraints

deactivation 3 94.

Child restraint systems

We recommend the Vauxhall child

restraint system which is tailored

specifically to the vehicle.

When using the Vauxhall child

restraint system, move the rear

outboard seats into position 2 3 41.

We recommend fastening the

Vauxhall child restraint system by

using the following securing systems

in combination:

Top-Tether

ISOFIX

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