Vauxhall Meriva Owner's Manual

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149Driving an d OperationMai nt ena nc eHav e all maintenance work carried out atthe interv als specified. We recommendthat you entrust this work to your VauxhallAuthorised Repairer, who has properequipm ent and trained personnelava ilab le. Electronic testing systems p ermitrapid d ia gnosis and rem edy of fa ults. Thisway you can be certain tha t allcomponents of the v ehicle’ s electrical,injection and ignition sy stems operatecorrectly , that your vehicle has a low levelof pollutant emission and that the c atalyticconverter system will hav e a long servicelife.You are thereby m aking an imp ortantcontrib ution towards keeping the air cleanand com plia nc e with emissions legislation.Checking and a djustment of the fuel-injection and ignition sy stems is part of thescope of a Serv ice. For this reason youshould hav e all maintenance work carriedout at the intervals specified in your S erviceBooklet.Drive Control SystemsElectronic Stab ility Program me(ESP®Pl us) 3ESP® Plus im proves driving stability asnecessary in any driving situationregardless of the ty pe of road surface ortyre g rip . It also prevents the d riv e wheelsfrom spinning.The system m onitors vehicle movements.As soon as the vehicle starts to swerve(understeers / ov ersteers) eng ine output isreduced (the sound of the engine cha ng es)and individual wheels are specificallybraked . This considerab ly improves thedriving stability of the vehicle on snow andice and on wet or slippery road surfa ces.ESP® Plus is ready for operation as soon asthe ignition is switched on and controlindica tor v goes out.When ESP® Plus comes into action, controlindica tor v flashes.The vehicle is now in a critical situa tion;ESP® Pl us allows you to keep control of thevehicle a nd reminds you to m atch yourspeed to the road conditions.9 Warnin gDo not let this special safety featuretempt you into ta king risk s w hen driving.Tra ffic safety can only b e ac hieved byadopting a responsible d riv ing sty le.