Vauxhall Meriva Owner's Manual page 132

128 Drivin g and operatio n
Sta rting t he engine
When starting the engine, activate the foot
brake at the sa me tim e. The engine can
only be started in position N and w ith the
foot brake activated. The transmission
display shows "N" . If the foot b ra ke i s not
activated, the control lig ht j 3 in the
instrument panel illuminates and "N"
flashes in the transm ission display , the
engine cannot be started.
If no brak e lights are op erational, the
engine will not sta rt.
Operat ion of Easytronic using selector
lev er
Alw ays move the selector lever all the w ay
to the stop . Note the gear or mode
indica tor in the transmission d isplay .
Move sel ect or lever towa rd N
Neutral.
Selector lev er in o (centre position)
O nce the selector lever ha s b een moved
from N to position o (centre position) w ith
the foot bra ke operated , the Easytronic is
in autom atic mode and first gear ha s been
selected (second gear with winter
programm e enabled ). "A" a ppears in the
transmission displa y.
When the foot brake is released the vehic le
starts to "creep". If the foot brake is not
operated, " A" fla shes. S tart off by pressing
the accelerator immediately or more
selector lever back to N a nd repeat
procedure with foot brake opera ted.
In Automatic m od e, selection of other
gears is a utoma tic irrespective of driving
conditions.